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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... all final approvals for its Martabe gold project in Indonesia are expected this month. At 1022 AEST, all major resources stocks had made strong gains. Rio Tinto had risen $3.30, or 2.39 per cent, to $141.41, Oxiana was up 13 cents, or 4.1 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... "There are indications that there is more to come with the subprime fall out." A bright spot in the market were resources stocks which rose on media reports that Chinese state-owned Chinalco is looking to take a stake in the world's biggest miner, BHP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... March. The Australian share market edged marginally higher on Friday despite a muted performance by Wall Street. Resources stocks performed strongly, offsetting a fall in banking stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed 10.7 points higher, or 0.19 per ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... a shortened trading day as big falls in the price of oil and gold and weaker industrial metal prices hammered resources stocks. The financials sector also was weaker after speculation that top-three US investment bank Merrill Lynch was about to book ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... around five per cent but there are a few cautious people around." Mr Muller said direction might be found in resources stocks on the back of higher oil prices and metals overnight. "Resources stocks like Rio Tinto will lead the market today but there ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market remained stronger at noon, with resources stocks leading the way after commodity prices rose overnight and US stocks finished higher. At 1225 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.2 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 5,403.9 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... sidelines to see what's going to happen." Mr Russell said higher base metal, precious metal and oil prices had helped resources stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton added $1.36, or 3.81 per cent, to 37.06 and the company it wants to buy, Rio Tinto, rose ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... holiday tonight. "It is quite difficult because we've had quite a choppy session so far today," Mr Land said. Resources stocks took a hit after oil and all metals bar gold were down overnight. At 1207 AEDT, BHP Billiton Ltd was 85 cents lower to $40.20 ...

Equities without borders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... equities, we will just be talking about equities." Conlon urged Australian investors not to get carried away with resources stocks, comparing them to the previous tech boom and Japan's 1980s bubble. "There's absolutely no doubt they've got a ton of momentum. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... the day. "So it's not too bad. I think it's just responding to a weaker Wall Street." Mr Sekely said bellwether resources stocks BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were up on mixed commodity prices. "They're riding the crest of a wave and many people think the ...