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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... soared 65.7 per cent to $655.7 million, prompting shares to climb 55 cents, or 3.71 per cent, to $15.38. A dip in the iron ore price overnight hurt the big miners. BHP fell 19 cents to $38.05, Rio Tinto dropped 64 cents to $65.09 and Fortescue slipped ...

Financial services export industry must rival iron ore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Australia needs to significantly grow its financial services export industry over the next decade to ensure future employment and economic growth, chairman of the Financial Services Council Greg Cooper said in his opening address to delegates at the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... May, is expected to post first half earnings results. The Australian market on Tuesday, closed slightly higher after iron ore miners reversed early losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.00 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 5,588.4 points, while ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... Group has its annual general meeting scheduled in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Monday, fell slightly as gains by iron ore miners were outweighed by falls by most banks and retailers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 6.1 points, or 0.11 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... portfolio for STG625 million ($A1.14 billion). The Resource sector also was down, despite stronger commodity prices, albeit iron ore was flat. BHP lost 13 cents to $38.87, Rio Tinto dipped 42 cents to $64.67 while Fortescue was flat at $4.58. Telstra ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... to $33.63 and National Australia Bank was three cents higher at $34.52. Mining stocks have been dragged down by weaker iron ore prices again, with BHP losing nine cents to $38.97, Rio Tinto dropping nine cents to $65.16 and Fortescue flat at $4.57. Telstra ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... months and more corporate earnings results. BHP Billiton was the star of the local market, reporting record production of iron ore and coal. At 1025 AEST the resource giant was trading 53 cents, or 1.38 per cent, higher at $39.04. The other big resource ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... giving a solid push to the overall share market. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the resources sector was helped by iron ore prices being on the way up. "A lot of people are really starting to listen to the story coming out of China," Mr Lucas told ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... general meetings. In Australia, on Wednesday the big miners pushed the Australian share market higher after some record iron ore production reports, but the big banks all made losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.6 points, or 0.14 per cent, higher ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... McCarthy said other factors weighing on the market included a one per cent fall in the gold sector and a slight fall in the iron ore price to just under $US96 per tonne. Resources stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, with Fortescue Metals down 11 cents ...