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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... The Nasdaq 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 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... 6298. In corporate news today, the Australian Council of Super Investors Conference will be held in Melbourne. Resource stocks led the market's charge back into the black yesterday. At the close, the S&P/ASX200 index had risen 80.5 points at 6261.2 while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... midcaps have good growth opportunities with the ongoing demand of China and India. At 1200 AEST, the bellwether resource stocks were surging. BHP Billiton was up $1.16 or 3.57 per cent to $33.95, while rival Rio Tinto gained $3.72 or 4.04 per cent to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... looking as bad as once thought," Mrs Macdonald said. "Base metals prices were also strong, filtering through to our resource stocks and there's still this market enthusiasm," she said. Changes to superannuation laws also were keeping the local bourse ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... Spiteri said markets were weaker as the big miners headed lower. "Its not a big surprise as the some of the leading resource stocks are a bit weaker, despite the fact that the previous day metals prices were quite strong, which took them to stronger ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... isn't terribly consistent in terms of where the weaknesses are," Mrs Macdonald said. "Clearly the banks and major resource stocks are providing the strength. "I'm still a little dumbfounded, but it has legs now and we have liquidity, so it could keep ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... retreated from yesterday's dizzying heights as a poor lead from Wall Street and sharp drops in the bellwether resource stocks weigh heavily on the local bourse. At 1012 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 19.9 points at 6,131.5. The all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... a new all-time high and nickel also touched a high before easing to close. With all metals booming, the major resource stocks had to be higher, and they were, with BHP Billiton gaining 26 cents, or 0.85 per cent, to $30.74 at 1224 AEST and Rio Tinto ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... "We'll paddle along today." Metals were mostly up overnight, although lead and zinc shed some value. Bellwether resource stocks BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto both lost ground, the former retreating four cents to $29.76, the latter shedding 34 cents to $78.86. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... on whether interest rates will stay on hold. The Australian share market closed higher yesterday, with the big resource stocks defying lower base metal prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 118.2 points, or 2.09 per cent, at 5,771.8, while ...