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Market higher despite resources slump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... market is slightly stronger at noon, with gains in the financial and energy sectors managing to offset falls by the miners. BHP Billiton was down 44 cents at $26.55 and Rio Tinto was 92 cents weaker at $52.95, while gold miners were again impacted by ...

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... But investors appear to be taking a break after the recent rally. The resources sector was the main source of weakness, with BHP Billiton down 17 cents at $26.91, Rio Tinto down 31 cents at $53.00 and Fortescue Metals 2.5 cents weaker at $1.72. Among ...

Market up at midday on Greek relief

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... issue of Greece will be behind them at least in the medium term, and it's time to pick up beaten-down stocks. Global miner BHP Billiton led the gains on the local bourse, and the major banks also made significant gains. KEY FACTS * At 1200 AEST on Tuesday ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... higher. Meanwhile, the latest jobs figures revealed a better than expected 6.0 per cent unemployment rate in June. At 1015 AEST, BHP Billiton was up 35.5 cents, or 1.37 per cent, at $26.235, while Rio Tinto gained 71 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $51.60. ...

Australia stocks tumble on commodity falls

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... in China today, while there's also interest in unemployment figures to be announced", he said. Among the iron ore miners, BHP Billiton was down 24 cents, or 0.94 per cent, at $25.19 by 1028 AEST, while Rio Tinto had dumped 63 cents, or 1.26 per cent ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... significance to the local share market than concern about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone. At 1025 AEST, mining giant BHP Billiton was down 37 cents, or 1.41 per cent, at $25.88, while Rio Tinto had dumped 50 cents, or 0.97 per cent, to $51.24 ...

Australian shares up on ease over Greece

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... losses to gain 15 cents cents to $34.27, while Santos fell 12 cents, or 1.55 per cent, to $7.62. Among the mining stocks, BHP Billiton rose three cents to $26.04, while Rio Tinto added 61 cents to $51.77 and Fortescue Metals climbed 3.5 cents to $1.75. ...

Australian market skids on Greece

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... referendum result, after the German and French leaders called for a meeting. At 1022 AEST in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton had dropped 59 cents to $26.00, Rio Tinto had reversed 98 cents to $51.52, and Fortescue Metals had fallen seven ...

Australian share market losing ground at midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... $86.72, Westpac had shed 19 cents to $32.82, National Australia Bank fell 32 cents to $33.72 and ANZ dropped 28 cents to $32.63. BHP Billiton fell 33.5 cents to $26.665, Fortescue Metals lost 7.2 cents to $1.838 while Rio Tinto had given up 45 cents ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... gained $1.17 to $86.30, and National Australia Bank had improved 35 cents to $33.66. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton had dropped 56 cents to $26.49, Rio Tinto had shed $1.00 to $52.75, and Fortescue Metals had dumped eight cents to ...