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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... over the weekend. All three key Wall St indices ended higher on Friday, and although both oil and gold fell, silver and copper rose. On the ASX 24 at 0659 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was eight points higher at 4,852. In economics ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... On Thursday, the Australian stock market closed in the black following gains in the mining sector on the back of record copper prices overnight. Insurance stocks rebounded amid relief that the impact of Cyclone Yasi was less devastating than expected. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... Mining Club lunch in Melbourne. On Wednesday, the major miners and the Australian share market overall were buoyed by record copper prices on Wednesday, as Cyclone Yasi prompted worries about copper supply. After four days of losses, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... as Wall Street returns to work from a long weekend. Equities indices generally were higher, as were precious metals and copper. Oil was down slightly. On the ASX 24 at 0828 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 17 points higher at 4,796. ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... gross state output in fiscal year 2009/2010. Most mines are now submerged and production stopped. There'll be less crops, copper and whatever they dig up underneath Queensland to ship to China. In New South Wales, financial and insurance services contributed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with Wall Street indices and oil higher, although precious metals were lower. Copper surged in New York. On the ASX 24 at 0633 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,801. ...

Fairview beats benchmark by a mile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... McMillan Shakespeare, gold company Andean Resources, Centennial Coal, mining construction services company Forge Group, and copper company Discovery Metals. "Certainly, we regard the outlook for small cap equities as positive, with a combination of attractive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... and Rio Tinto was up $1.05, or 1.22 per cent, at $87.05. Gold hit its highest point since mid-November overnight, while copper also rose to a three-week high. The spot price of gold in Sydney was at $US1,420.03 per fine ounce at 1202 AEDT, up $US6.53 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... we're going to have a strong Thursday." BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were following the commodity cycle, after silver and copper hit two year highs in overnight trade, he said. The miners were higher at noon. BHP Billiton was up nine cents at $44.73 and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Australian markets are receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St equities, oil and copper lower, but precious metals were stronger. European markets also were mixed. The Australian dollar was holding above 99 US cents, but ...