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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... closed at fresh peaks again on Thursday, ignoring a largely negative lead from the US after global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and other resources stocks headed higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lifted 33.6 points to 6771.9, surpassing the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
The Australian share market hit intraday highs again today, with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushing the bourse higher. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22 points to 6760.3 and the All Ordinaries lifted 23.7 points to 6768.3 - both ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said resource stocks have bounced back after falling yesterday. "BHP and Rio are up and Midwest Corporation and Murchison Metals are up," he said. At 1208 AEST, BHP Billiton added 78 cents to $45.26 on ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... the big miners were down on weaker base metals prices in London. BHP Billiton had fallen 57 cents to $44.12 at 1212 AEST and Rio Tinto had shed $2.21 to $109.12.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... had firmer gold and base metal prices, so our miners are doing really well today with BHP Billiton up over one per cent and Rio Tinto closing in on an almost three per cent gain. "The big four banks were up by almost one per cent in morning trade and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... areas in resources that was more favourably looked on before trade opened today." BHP Billiton gained 25 cents to $44.00 and Rio Tinto found $1.01 to $107.29. The major banks were mixed, with ANZ 14 cents better to $30.59, and National Australia Bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... overnight in London, the big miners weighed on the index with BHP Billiton Ltd falling 86 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to $44.34. Rio Tinto lost $1.11, or 1.23 per cent, to $108.66 while Alumina Ltd shed six cents to $7.16. US equity markets were lower overnight ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... themselves are really some of the key drivers on the session thus far. "The main offsetting factor that we are seeing is BHP and Rio retreating off yesterday's figures. That's the key weight on the market." The market got off to a poor start following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... trade balance for August. Yesterday, the Australian sharemarket soared to dizzy heights, led by the commodities sector, with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton helping the bourse to new records. Some analysts now say the local market could reach the 7000-point ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... 2,740.99. Locally, the big miners were breaking records of their own: BHP Billiton was $1.28 higher to $45.78 at 1201 AEST and Rio Tinto lifted $3.10 to $111.88.