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Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

The Australian share market hit a fresh 16-month high today as resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushed higher and investors welcomed stronger-than-expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 8.2 points higher to ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Flat trading for NSW, SA and ACT public holiday

... Briscoe said. "Financials were pretty stable, but resources were stronger today, with strong gains in WMC Resources, BHP and Rio." In New York, the broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index put on 9.61 points to 1029.85, while the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial ...

Afternoon market wrap: $A rockets to five-and-a-half year high

... response to strong gains by the Australian dollar. ABN Amro Morgans senior client adviser Bill Bishop said BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were sold off after the Australian dollar spiked above 68 US cents overnight and maintained some of the gains this morning. ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

... strong gains by the Australian dollar. Fat Prophets analyst Angus Geddes said major resource stocks such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum were sold off after the Australian dollar spiked above 68 US cents overnight and maintained some ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... fall short of investor expectations. Locally, the market was dragged lower by News Corporation and blue-chip resource stocks. Rio lost 29c to trade at $32.71, while BHP Billiton shed 8c at the open and was trading at $10.45 by noon. The major banks were ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

... Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and News Corp were down. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 12.4 points weaker at 3180.6, while the all ordinaries ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords drift in the wake of US markets

... of uninspiring trading on the United States market and only a smattering of local corporate news. Miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and telco Telstra were in the black but most of the major banks, media group News Corp and financial services firm AMP ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

... economic data and falling bond yields. The local market was pushed higher by News Corporation and bluechip resource stocks, Rio and BHP Billiton. AMP rose a further 13c to $6.48, on speculation the NAB will continue to build a strategic stake. The major ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end modestly higher

... broad-based, although the major banks all ended lower on the day. AMP closed 32c higher at $6.67, while News Corporation and Rio also enjoyed good advances. The bond market closed stronger, following a sharp decline in Treasuries yields overnight in ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares open higher

... major bank to buck the broader trend, with investors pushing the stock down a further 6c to $28.48. Major resource blue-chips Rio and BHP Billiton were also weaker. The Australian bond market was also stronger, following a decline in US yields overnight. ...