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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... and Fortescue Metals had shed 17 cents to $2.77. "The one now really to watch is BHP - their two major players which is iron ore and petroleum, both of those commodities are in bear markets," Mr Lucas said. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... Tinto had lost nine cents to $57.93 after it deferred making an investment decision on its proposed billion-dollar new iron ore mine in West Australia's Pilbara region but stuck with plans to ramp up production of the commodity. Oil and gas producer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases October financial aggregates data. The FeTech magnetite and iron ore conference continues in Perth. In equities news, Lynas Corp, Primary Health Care, Metgasco, Regis Resources and Australian ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... October are due out, as is the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for the same month. The FeTech magnetite and iron ore conference is on in Perth. In equities news, Woolworths, Bank of Queensland, SEEK, Beach Energy and Mayne Pharma Group have ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... $32.39 while Rio Tinto was 99 cents better at $59.40. However, Fortescue Minerals was down half a cent at $2.805 after iron ore prices fell below $US70 a tonne on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Medibank Private shares were flat at $2.14 following a disappointing ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... stocks on the expectation that the rate cuts in China would result in Australia's biggest trading partner buying more iron ore. "China's rate cut and Mr Draghi's statements explains the move upwards - it's particularly strong in the mining stocks," Mr ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The share market is lower for a fourth straight day as further falls in iron ore prices drags on the big miners. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the lower iron ore price was the main culprit behind the market fall, as it had been for last three ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... Investors largely ignored gains on markets in the United States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for investors in iron ore stocks to see the iron ore price fall as heavily as it did yesterday," ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Australia's share market is weaker as declining iron ore prices hit the big miners. Gold and base metals rose during the London trading session but it was concern about iron ore falling below $US75 a tonne which hit BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Patersons ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... to have all come at once - Fed's final taper, China slowdown, eurozone triple dip, geo-politics, geo-health, falling iron ore and gold prices, increased financial market volatility. These may have affected business confidence at the time of the survey. ...