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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... 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 - midday

... 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 Friday, ending a three-week run of gains amongst the major indices. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... 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 is up five cents (at $4.74) on reasonably good ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... 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 Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute will release its Indices of Economic Activity for May. In company news, Minara Resources Ltd, Oxiana Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd all report production results, while DMC Mining Ltd lists and Harvey Norman will release its fourth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... little bit, so that's taking points off the index. "So, (it's been) a 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... quarter report is 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... propelled by consolidation hopes in the resources sector sparked by one of the country's biggest resources takeovers. While Rio Tinto's hefty $US38.1 billion price tag for Canadian aluminium producer Alcan Inc sparked a downturn in its share price, hopes ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
The Australian stock market had surged into record territory at noon, with Rio Tinto's $44 billion takeover bid for Canadian aluminum producer Alcan underpinning solid gains in the resources sector. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 44.5 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger today after a surge in US stocks, partly buoyed by Rio Tinto's $US38.1 billion ($A44.2 billion) takeover for Canada's Alcan Inc. At 0649 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...