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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
... premium to the underlying market - on a volume of 7013 contracts. "Strong base metal prices overnight have help companies like BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto while the banking sector to some degree has been oversold," Ms Morrissey said. "The banking sector ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger after hitting new six-year high

... Australia governor Ian Macfarlane speaks in Melbourne at the Economic Outlook Conference, while the same city will host the BHP Billiton, Austereo and Daily Planet annual general meetings. The Australian share market closed slightly higher yesterday ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks edge higher

... a four point deficit to the underlying index with 8053 contracts traded. Resource stocks took another battering today with BHP Steel Ltd, to be renamed Bluescope Ltd next Monday, surrendering 14 cents to $5.30. "That was down on a comment made by the ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market opens low

... nearly one per cent to hit a fresh six-week low yesterday as blue chip companies tumbled. Heavyweights including News Corp and BHP Billiton all suffered big falls in response to the Australian dollar rising to a fresh six-year high. Speculation about ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... stocks were mostly higher at 1052 AEDT, with Rio Tinto gaining 24 cents to $35.89 and WMC Resources adding 13 cents to $5.41. BHP Billiton shed 13 cents to $11.66.Woodside Petroleum slipped 11 cents to $13.52 at 1055 AEDT while Santos shed one cent to ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds lower on RBA move

... preferred scrip lost 14 cents to $10.46. Kerry Packer's PBL was down two cents to $11.95 and Fairfax slipped three cents to $3.51. BHP Billiton dropped two cents to $11.52, Rio Tinto was down 29 cents to $35.67, Alumina slipped five cents to $5.86 and ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... CBA added 21 cents to $27.85 and Westpac rose four cents to $16.13. ANZ dipped 10 cents to $17.49. In the resource sector, BHP Billiton rose 22 cents to $11.70, Rio Tinto leapt 53 cents to $35.98 and Woodside Petroleum gained 20 cents to $13.42 after ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

... weakened five cents to $19.15 while Woolworths firmed three cents to $11.12. The resource stocks shone today with global miner BHP Billiton climbing 28 cents to $11.72 and Rio Tinto moving 56 cents ahead to $35.65. WMC Resources put on 11 cents to $5.12 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares close higher

... points at 3273.8, while the all ordinaries added 9.9 points to 3284.6. In resources, Rio Tinto lifted 39 cents to $35.09, BHP Billiton climbed 32 cents to $11.44 and WMC Resources firmed three cents to $5.01 but Woodside Petroleum eased two cents to ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: All Ords finish higher led by ANZ

The Australian share market finished higher today, as strong trading in ANZ led blue chips higher despite a slide in BHP Billiton. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 19.9 points stronger at 3263.4 while the all ordinaries index rose 20.4 points ...