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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... the June share price index futures contract was down 38 points to 6364 on a volume of 9,618 contracts. Resources comanpanies BHP Billiton and Alumina both lifted, with BHP Billiton rising 13 cents to $33.06 and Alumina up 12 cents to $8.01. Rio Tinto ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... futures contract was three points lower at 6,405 on a volume of 9,895 contracts. Major mining stocks were up at 1233 AEST. BHP Billiton was 23 points higher at $33.08, Rio Tinto was 64 cents higher at $96.54 and Alumina was up five cents to $7.93.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... Melbourne. The Australian stock market finished last week on high ground as the jitters from Shanghai faded and enthusiastic BHP Billiton Ltd investors lifted the bourse's fortunes. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points to 6333.5 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
... PMI) for May. The major miners kept the momentum they had from yesterday and the stronger base metals overnight in London. BHP Billiton was up 25 cents to $31.78 while rival Rio Tinto jumped 72 cents to $96.18.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... $26.25 and ANZ was higher by 18 cents to $28.97. In the other heavyweight sector -- resources -- the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, which has appointed a new chief executive, internal candidate Marius Kloppers, picked up 64 cents to $31.71, while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... don't see it doing much for the rest of the day." The major miners were in positive territory with the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, ahead 45 cents to $31.58 while rival Rio Tinto continued its climb from yesterday in rising $1.68 to $95.83. Alumina ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... major miners started negatively from the lower base metals prices with both over 1.5 per cent lower than Thursday's close. BHP Billiton was up 47 cents to $31.13 and Rio Tinto was enjoying a massive $2.28, or 2.46 per cent, rise to $95.00.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... major minors started negatively from the lower base metal prices with both over 1.5 per cent lower than Thursday's close. BHP Billiton was down 70 cents to $30.30 and Rio Tinto dropped $1.71 cents to $92.29.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... unimpressive." Ms Jarvis attributed the gains to the big miners, who had both improved substantially. "It seems to be driven by BHP (Billiton) and Rio Tinto, they are certainly behind the move," she said. "But the banks are all tracking up too after ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... their lowest levels this year, while aluminium, lead, tin and zinc also closed higher, boosting the world's largest miners, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. BHP Billiton Ltd gained 20 cents to $31.38 and Rio Tinto was up by a little less than one per cent ...