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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... spectacular. It's only been lead and zinc that have been doing alright," Mr Heffernan said. "Maybe that's having a impact on BHP and Rio, now that all the merger froth and bubble seems to be evaporating a little bit. "On the basis of weak commodity prices ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... very much on the movements of the US market and that's I think the key driver today." At 1202 AEST, Australia's biggest miner BHP Billiton had lost 65 cents to $38.13, while rival Rio Tinto shed $1.84 to $97.66.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... strongly yesterday, boosted by a positive lead from United States markets and pleasing production figures from global miner BHP Billiton and gold miner Newcrest Mining. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.9 points to 6422.3, surpassing the prior ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
The Australian share market was higher at noon as investors took a shining to healthy production reports from BHP Billiton and Newcrest Mining. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.4 points to 6428.8, while the All Ordinaries had gained ...

Market wrap - midday

... should give the general market a real fuel injection boost." The miners lost ground, despite buoyant metals prices on Friday. BHP Billiton had dropped 31 cents to $38.09, while rival Rio Tinto was 39 cents lower at $99.51. US stocks finished lower on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... equities, Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings posts its full year results, Western Desert Resources Ltd lists and BHP Billiton's fourth quarter production report is due. The three-day VoIP World Australia 2007 conference kicks off today in Sydney ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... lead futures hit record highs, while nickel futures rose to a two-week high. Helped higher was the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, which climbed 62 cents to $38.30, rival Rio Tinto gained $2.15 at $99.60 but Alumina dropped 23 cents to $8.23. "Telstra ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... September share price index contract was 33 points higher to 6363 on a volume of 9,206 contracts. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, was down three cents to $37.40, rival Rio Tinto was steady at $97.00 and Alumina nudged up one cent to $8.45. Aequs ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... fairly flat kind of morning." Among the big miners, Rio Tinto was 88 cents better $97.98, while the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, had dropped six cents to $38.14. The banks were bubbling up with CBA shares 26 cents higher to $55.61, National Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... due. The Australian stock market closed slightly lower yesterday, dragged back by hefty falls in major miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton as consolidation activity and speculation gripped the aluminium sector. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...