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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... to lift interest rates. Most economists appear to believe the central bank will keep rates on hold. On the corporate front, BHP Billiton is expected today to post a record first-half profit exceeding $8 billion. The Australian share market soared to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... very well indeed," Mr Heffernan said. "It's in response to a pretty non-negative night on Wall Street... in anticipation of BHP (Billiton)'s result tomorrow and a very good result from a mid-line stock... Bradken. "So I think it's the air of positive ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... Australian stock market closed in record territory on Friday, buoyed by a solid lead from Wall Street and a strong performance by BHP Billiton. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 17.4 points higher at a record 5831.5, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... today but there's a bit of a mixed bag throughout the rest of the industrials after some profit taking today." Market leader BHP Billiton was up 21 cents to $26.20 while rival miner Rio Tinto grew $1.04 to $76.89.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... Exchange at 0758 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 33 points at 5,780. Today, Australia's biggest stock, BHP Billiton, releases its second quarter production report. Gold miner Newcrest Mining also puts out its second quarter ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 11 points at 5697, on a volume of 7,017 contracts. Market leaders BHP Billiton fell 21 cents to $25.12 while rival Rio Tinto dropped 31 cents to $72.61. In the US overnight, the Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... providing most of the drive on the back of higher prices for copper and oil. "A bounce in copper has probably helped (miners) BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and also the oil price not falling through $US50 - people were fearful of that - there's been a ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... up five cents cents to $4.40 while its instalment receipts were also stronger, gaining six cents to $2.98. Resources giant BHP Billiton lost 23 cents to $24.65 and Rio Tinto shed $1.03 to $71.47, ahead of the release of its fourth quarter and annual ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... points to 5586, on a volume of 18,004 contracts. Among the earlier market lifters, Rio Tinto climbed 82 cents to $76.40 and BHP Billiton reached 29 cents to $25.61. The banks were also stronger, ANZ was up 20 cents to $32,68, Westpac rose seven cents ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... 1021 AEDT. Santos dropped seven cents to $9.85 and Oil Search fell five cents to $3.20. The resource sector also lost ground, BHP Billiton tumbled 23 cents to $25.44, Rio Tinto lost $1.03 to $77.59 and Alumina sank one cent to $6.34. US stocks fell as ...