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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... property developer Bridgecorp hold their first meeting in Sydney. On the market, Intrapower Ltd, Clancy Ltd and Ironclad Mining Ltd all list on the Australian stock exchange. Australian stocks took a downward turn off record highs yesterday, as the resources ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... Intersuisse director of equities Andrew Sekely said the catalyst for the lower market seemed to be a fall in the share price of mining giant BHP Billiton. "BHP is a smidgen lower and that always has an effect on the index," he said. "The top 20 stocks ...

Economic round-up: Creaming cheese exports

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... in the last 24 hours) Australian exporters in farming and manufacturing are struggling to remain competitive. Fledgling mining companies have been feeling the pinch and cancelling new projects at a rate of knots, and recent surveys reveal that the exchange ...

Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
As our dollar continues challenging its own records, and puts the squeeze on smaller mining companies, soaring takeover activity sees Australia join a world gone M&A mad. The Australian dollar strengthened almost 20 per cent against the greenback in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... July. The Australian stock market closed higher yesterday after riding a solid lead from Wall Street and strong gains from mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.7 points to 6299, while the all ordinaries added ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
... index of top 100 shares fell 0.26 per cent amid concerns over terrorism and ahead of a decision on interest rates. However, mining stocks rose, with takeover talk pushing up Lomin. The FTSE 100 dropped 17.3 points to 6,590.6. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... prices overnight lifted the miners, with BHP Billiton gaining 25 cents to $35.14, and Rio Tinto 91 cents to $99.27. In mining sector news, Consolidated Minerals Ltd (ConsMin) has turned down a takeover proposal from Perth-based Territory Resources Ltd ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... Bank of Australia will release its financial aggregates data for May. And in company news, minerals explorers Resolute Mining Ltd and Tiger Resources Ltd both will hold general meetings, in Perth. Australian stocks ended higher today as the market found ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... data for May. On the market today, gold producer St Barbara Ltd will hold an extraordinary general meeting, while uranium mining hopeful Atom Energy Ltd will list on the ASX. On Monday, the Australian stock market ended in the red, as a negative lead ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
... market bucked an upward lead from Wall Street to close lower as falls in many base metals prices took their toll on the mining sector. The bluechip S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.4 points to 6382.6, while the all ordinaries fell 2.6 points to 6409.3. NEW ...