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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... would anticipate plus or minus 10 points from here." Resources were little changed despite stronger metals prices overnight. BHP Billiton announced it had approved a major expansion to its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia, which will ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... Metal Exchange, nickel prices fell sharply, copper closed at a session low and all other metals were weaker. Resource giant BHP Billiton gained 45 cents to $29.22 and Rio Tinto rose 81 cents to $76.91. In the US, stocks jumped by over one per cent overnight. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... weighted average price of Bendigo shares, or $17.18 per share. Despite movement in the banking sector, Mr Whiting said miner BHP Billiton was the biggest leader of the day, the sector buoyed by stronger base metal prices. BHP lifted 49 cents to $28.29 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
... session. "We might see a little more strength creeping in and finish the week on a little bit more solid (ground)," he said. BHP Billiton added 38 cents to $27.89, while rival Rio Tinto lifted 36 cents to $73.70.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... and our major miners are getting hit, with base metal prices falling," she said. At 1207 AEDT, the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, was down 71 cents or 2.56 per cent to $27.05 and Rio Tinto shed $1.97 or 2.64 per cent to $72.53. US stocks plummeted ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
... commodity prices, we haven't really seen resource shares kick on with any big gains today." At 1202 AEDT the world's biggest miner BHP Billiton was eight cents lower at $27.72 and Rio Tinto had declined 16 cents to $74.68. "Banks are a little bit mixed ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... improved value after correction." Despite the weaker metal prices at the weekend, he said, mining stocks remained robust. BHP Billiton saw its shares rise 11 cents to $27.58, as did Alumina, up ten cents to $7.11. But Rio Tinto's shares fell 19 cents ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... seven points at 5,801. The Australian stock market closed in positive territory yesterday, driven by the finance sector and BHP Billiton after a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 53.5 points higher at 5825.3 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... to buy into the market." He said the market fundamentals remained strong and valuations were not stretched. By 1215 AEDT, BHP Billiton was 43 cents weaker at $26.69 while Rio Tinto lost $1.46 to $73.90. Oil and gas producer Woodside reversed 90 cents ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... repercussions of a nine per cent drop in the Shanghai Composite Index. The market downturn heavily hit major resource stocks like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, who are heavily exposed to the Chinese market, with the bellwether stocks shedding up to 5.5 ...