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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... that have been hardest hit are those that have run up in the past couple of weeks. "There has been a fair bit of selling in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and the banks as well." Foulsham predicted market volatility would continue for several months. "There ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... 17.13 points, or 1.15 per cent, at 1,472.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 24.29 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 2,605.95. BHP Billiton hopes to sell its flagship Optimum South African coal mine by the end of June 2008, behind its own target to dispose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... or 0.42 per cent, at 1,457.64. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 2.14 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 2,565.30. Shares in BHP Billiton rose 39 cents to $38.14 and Rio Tinto was $1.69 cents stronger at $92.79.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... 2,596.36. Prices closed firmer on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, adding impetus to local resource stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton in early trading this morning rose 37 cents to $38.79 and Rio Tinto was $1.16 stronger at $94.68. In economic news ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... or 0.42 per cent, at 1,457.64. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 2.14 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 2,565.30. Shares in BHP Billiton rose 39 cents to $38.14 and Rio Tinto was $1.69 cents stronger at $92.79.

Sentiment stable as San Andreas fault

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Market sentiment just can't seem to settle and while BHP executives just 24 hours ago were saying 'sub who?' financial markets remain jumpy waiting for the next sub-prime tremor. Calm returned and optimism flooded the markets on Tuesday with our local ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... down 12.58 points at 1,466.79. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 15.44 points at 2,561.25 On the local market, shares in BHP Billiton shed six cents to $37.51 at 1141 AEST and Rio Tinto dipped 38 cents to $91.35. The big banks all were down with ANZ ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... contracts. CMC Markets senior dealer James Foulsham said metals were mixed but copper was significantly stronger, driven by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. "Some of the company reports that have come out recently have been pretty good but I think, for the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... banks are down between half and three quarters of a per cent, and most other things are down about half a per cent. Rio and BHP are both down. "I think it's probably a healthy blow-off. It couldn't keep going at the rate it had been going. "The market ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... earnings results coming out, most of which have been quite positive," he said. "The biggest result overshadowing things was BHP's result last night. It's up strongly today which is pulling the index higher. "But we've had a number of other reports that ...