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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... puff. "We've had a number of strong sessions recently so its not really surprising to see some of those stronger stocks like BHP and Wesfarmers cooling off a little," Mr Land said. "A a little pressure on Telstra is weighing on the market." "But overall ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... 2,626.71. Local resource stocks were higher, with stronger commodities prices on the London Metals Exchange providing a boost. BHP Billiton gained 41 cents to $34.41, while rival Rio Tinto inched closer to the $100 mark after surging $1.70, or 1.75 per ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... Repcol Ltd holding its annual general meeting in Perth. The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday, led by big miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 32.6 points to 6,293.8, while the all ordinaries rose 28.7 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... Composite Index advanced 17.10 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 2,599.41. At 1201 AEST, the major miners resource stocks were higher. BHP Billiton gained 27 cents to $34.17, while rival Rio Tinto continued its march to the $100 barrier after surging $1.60 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... Mrs Macdonald said. "There's obviously still plenty of cash in the system that needs a home before June 30 and Rio Tinto and BHP are doing particularly well. She added base metals were doing "okay" overnight. The overseas listed companies for BHP and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... 2,549.77. The major miners fell back after resource prices tumbled overnight, with copper and nickel suffering the biggest losses. BHP Billiton lost 34 cents to $33.02, while rival Rio Tinto pulled back 37 cents to $91.88.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... Australian stock market closed in positive territory yesterday buoyed by strong gains in the resource sector, particularly BHP Billiton. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.4 points to 6240.1 while the all ordinaries gained 9.3 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... what will happen today." Gains in the mining sector came after firmer base metal prices overnight. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, jumped 63 cents to $33.50 at 1201 AEST, while rival Rio Tinto had forged ahead $1.31 to $93.29.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... commodity prices, with almost all of them down overnight, with only copper managing to eke out a rise. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, was down 37 cents at $32.56 at 1203 AEST, while rival Rio Tinto had fallen $1.70 to $91.80.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... index futures contract was 64 points lower at 6283 on a volume of 14,349 contracts. The resources sector was lower at noon. BHP Billiton was down 29 cents to $32.77, Rio Tinto had fallen $1.98 to $93.12 and Alumina was five cents lower at $7.88. Banks ...