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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... it today," Mr Klusman said. Rinker was 59 cents higher at $13.74 by 1218 AEST. BHP Billiton lifted 35 cents to $25.50 while Rio climbed 68 cents to $69.37. With the price of oil rising overnight, oil and gas producer Woodside improved 37 cents to $39.37. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... resources were under pressure after weakness in some overseas markets overnight. BHP Billiton gave up 33 cents to $24.27 and Rio Tinto jettisoned 87 cents to $66.18. In the US overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 67.71 points to 11,575.81 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... price index contract was 17 points down at 4972 on a volume of 10,836 contracts. BHP Billiton gained 19 cents to $24.75 while Rio Tinto put on $1.50 to $67.50. Oil and gas producer Woodside weakened six cents to $31.13. The price of gold in Sydney at ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the market was in a state of wariness as some of the guiding sectors struggled. "Rio Tinto has had a small rise, but there's been some impediments with BHP and Woodside, the major banks are all down, and generally ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... forecasts for net income last night," he said. The world's largest miner BHP Billiton shed 55 cents to $24.61, while rival Rio Tinto gave back $1.52 to $65.27. Macquarie Bank provided some cheer, firming 55 cents to $65.06. But Mr Whiting warned against ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... Land also said positive overnight movement in the metals market was helping local miners along in early trading. Mining giant Rio Tinto was up 57 cents to $65.57, while rival BHP was also up, gaining 26 cents to $25.48. US stocks finished barely changed ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
... that's what's holding the market at these levels now, otherwise we'd probably be down about 50 (points)," Mr Klusman said. "Rio (Tinto) is down... and BHP (Billiton) is down... so between those two they're accounting for 10 points of the fall."

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... sector leading the market forward. "It looks like like we've gained much of today's momentum from resources, with BHP and Rio Tinto pushing higher, and we're expecting to see that continue into the afternoon," Ms Jarvis said. "The good performance from ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
At 1212 AEST, the resources sector remained on track after stumbling yesterday, with mining giant Rio Tinto growing 61 cents to $68.00 and rival BHP Billiton moving up 20 cents to $24.86. Energy stocks were largely mixed, with Woodside Petroleum finding ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... sectors remain on the back foot." By noon, mining giant BHP Billiton had fallen $1.22 or 4.67 per cent to $25.01, while rival Rio Tinto dropped $3.14 or 4.4 per cent to $68.00. Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.81 points to close unofficially ...