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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... Exchange dealing on Friday as traders banked some profits after gains earlier in the week. Among miners, the world's largest, BHP Billiton, fell 49 cents to $26.58, while rival Rio Tinto fell $1.19 to $72.21. In the energy sector, Woodside Petroleum ...

MFS Investment Management appoints new CIO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... MFSIM. Prior to his last role he was general manager investments with TOWER after spending tmie as a senior fund manager with BHP Superannuation Fund. Chief executive officer of MFSIM, Steven Kyling, said, "The appointment of such a highly experienced ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... certainly have helped to pull back the resources sector, which is dragging our market lower," said Ms Spencer. Mining giant BHP Billiton was 54 cents lower at $26.94, while rival Rio Tinto lost $1.30 cents to $73.11. Energy interests also lost some ground ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... money flowing through the market with takeover activity and dividends. He said dividends paid out recently by majors like BHP Billiton, Woolworths and Toll returned $US2 billion to the market. "We've got superannuation contributions for the end of the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
... 2,205.70. With a gain in metals prices overnight the big miners moved higher with Rio Tinto picking up 60 cents to $75.25 and BHP Billiton finding 11 cents to $28.11 by 1201 AEST.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... release their decision tomorrow. "The market's trading up on a fairly thin volume at the moment," he added. Market leader BHP Billiton rose 44 cents to $28.09 and rival Rio Tinto put on $1.42 to $74.81. The banks were stronger with National Australia ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... Australia are a bonus for the Federal Government which, for instance, will collect about seven times more in royalties for the BHP Ravensthorpe nickel project than will the Western Australian Government. However, Western Australia is spending $55 million ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... sector. "It's a bit of an impasse... with a little bit of negative weight really on the resources sector generally, with both BHP (Billiton) and Rio both a bit off today," Mr Land said. "But also Woodside Petroleum off as well with the oil price coming ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... to 2,160.70. NYMEX crude for October delivery settled down $US1.90 last night to $US70.61 a barrel. Back home, mining giant BHP Billiton was up 19 points to $27.66 and rival Rio Tinto climbed 32 cents to $73.50.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... from last week, there hasn't been enough confidence in the market as we're still waiting for further data to come through." BHP Billiton rose 13 cents to $27.54 while rival miner Rio Tinto gained 21 cents to $73.11.