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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... 24 cents at $32.90 and Commonwealth Bank fell 55 cents to $80.09. Telstra shares were three cents lower at $5.56. The iron ore price fell again overnight, down 30 US cents to $US81.90 a tonne, but resources stocks managed to bounce from their recent ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... cents lower at $35.575, Rio Tinto was down 10 cents at $61.43 and Fortescue Metals was 7.5 cents weaker at $3.855. The iron ore price fell again overnight, to $US82.20 a tonne. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was down 48 cents at $81.06, National ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... The list of suspects for shooting the Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, down, down, down all appear as guilty as hellboy: Sliding iron ore prices, weakening China - that could lead to further slides in iron ore prices - disappointing Westpac consumer confidence ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... market strategist Stan Shamu said weak commodity prices were also hurting mining stocks. "We continue to see weakness in iron ore and gold and other commodities and this is really putting pressure on a lot of materials players," he said. He said the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... $34.61. The big miners were also in positive territory after experiencing significant falls over recent days, as the iron ore price dropped. There was no shift in iron ore prices overnight due to a holiday in China, Mr Lucas said. BHP Billiton was up ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... sectors of the market were lower, although the big mining companies were higher, despite further falls in the price of iron ore. CMC Markets sales trader Niall King said local investors had ignored a positive lead from Friday's session on Wall Street ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
The share market is lower for a third straight day as weaker iron ore and gold prices cause significant falls in the mining sector. The healthcare sector was also lower, but miners were the main drag, with big companies like Fortescue and Newcrest ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Wesfarmers was up 12 cents at $43.92. But the dominant sectors of resources and financials were weaker. After another fall in iron ore prices overnight, to a five year low, BHP Billiton was down 12 cents at $36.08 and Rio Tinto was two cents weaker at ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... sector's weakness came as BHP Billiton traded ex-dividend, meaning new buyers are no longer entitled to its latest dividend. Iron ore prices have also fallen further. "It's probably a reasonable day, given the weak overseas leads and that its being held ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... higher at $9.755. Telstra was also lifting the market, up 5.5 cents at $5.635. The resources sector was mostly lower, as iron ore prices again fell overnight. Rio Tinto was down 26.5 cents at $62.535 and Fortescue Metals was 2.5 cents weaker at $4.065 ...