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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares closed at its highest level in almost six weeks as metal prices boosted mining stocks. The FTSE 100 ended up 20.5 points at 6,417.8, just shy of recovering all the lost ground from the sell-off in February ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... expectations of demand rising in the seasonally busy second quarter lifted industrial metals last night. The bellwether mining stocks experienced a very strong opening, with BHP Billiton gaining 44 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $30.53 and Rio Tinto's up ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended 0.8 per cent higher, as rising base metal prices boosted mining stocks and M&A activity supported the index ahead of a two-day Bank of England meeting on interest rates. The FTSE 100 closed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... they pulled out of the team to privatise Alinta and their share price has gone up, which has got me stumped. "Fortescue Mining has continued its phenomenal run. "Overall, there's a firm tone to the market and the leads coming offshore were reasonably ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
Australian stocks were lower at noon dragged down by banking stocks which offset gains in a firmer mining sector and a positive lead from Wall St. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX index fell 28 points to 5,825 while the all ordinaries slipped 24.4 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... says that a "mid-year rate hike remains not an insignificant risk". Further analysis of business conditions shows that mining reported the strongest overall conditions and business and financial services strengthen even further from the current healthy ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... considered to be offering some improved value after correction." Despite the weaker metal prices at the weekend, he said, mining stocks remained robust. BHP Billiton saw its shares rise 11 cents to $27.58, as did Alumina, up ten cents to $7.11. But Rio ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... 0.18 of a point to 2,387.55. LONDON - UK stocks lifted amid takeover speculation but overall gains were limited by a weak mining sector. The FTSE 100 added 17.5 points to 6,245.2. FRANKFURT - The DAX index advanced 3.29 points to 6,716.52. PARIS - The ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... cent implying upward pressure on inflation. Also, engineering cost are up 9.1 per cent as price pressures continue in the mining and construction sectors as Australian companies compete for labour, materials and services to enable them to supply raw ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... last week's fall in the Chinese market continued. The decline wiped almost $31 billion off the broader market, with major mining, oil and gold stocks leading the local bourse down. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 132.4 points, or 2.29 per cent, to ...