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Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... surrendered 36 cents to $31.98, and National Australia Bank retreated 34 cents to $33.01. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was up 22 cents at $28.55, Rio Tinto added $1.20 to $57.69, and Fortescue Metals was six cents richer at $2.44. ...

Shares fall ahead of RBA rate call

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... $32.59, National Australia Bank had shed 22 cents to $33.81 and Westpac was 23 cents weaker at $32.89. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton was down 41 cents at $28.78, Rio Tinto had given up 33 cents to $57.09, while Fortescue Metals was up three cents ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... at $85.30, ANZ up 54 cents at $33.26, National Australia Bank up 61 cents at $34.05 and Westpac 73 cents higher at $33.85. BHP Billiton had gained 17 cents to $29.37, Rio Tinto had lifted 77 cents to $58.42, while Fortescue Metals was flat at $2.43. ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Australia Bank eased 20 cents to $33.36, and Westpac was 9.5 cents weaker at $33.105. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 31 cents lower at $29.03, Rio Tinto dipped two cents to $57.29, and iron ore pure play Fortescue Metals nudged ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, led downwards by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market was experiencing a broad-based sell-off. "We've had two positive days off very light volumes," ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... The major miners were also higher following a sharp rise in iron ore prices on Friday. Rio Tinto was up 79 cents to $57.54, BHP Billiton was 30 cents higher at $29.55 and Fortescue Metals added 7.5 cents to $2.185. Meanwhile, shares in workforce provider ...

Share market flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "There's a broad realisation that the market's not falling in a hole." BHP Billiton was up 38 cents at $29.62, its spinoff South32 was steady at $2.37, Rio Tinto had gained 72 cents to $57.62 and ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... expectations, boosting the prospect of further stimulus measures in the world's second largest economy. Among the big miners, BHP Billiton was up 30 cents at $29.12, its spinoff South32 had added six cents to $2.42, Rio Tinto had gained 65 cents to $56.68 ...

Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, pulled back by weakness among resources giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said market heavyweights BHP and Rio were lower because iron ore and oil ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... lifted eight cents to $32.36, but National Australia Bank was down 15 cents at $33.85. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was down 40 cents at $29.73, Rio Tinto was off 58 cents at $56.87, BHP spin-off South32 was up 23 cents at $2.28 ...