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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... 12 consecutive sessions of gains on the local market. Weaker Chinese demand for coal and iron ore was denting mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said. "All the good stuff that China imports ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Santos had gained seven cents to $8.16, and Oil Search had found six cents at $8.29. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton added 12 cents to $31.48, Rio Tinto ascended 39 cents to $60.59, and Fortescue Metals firmed two cents to $2.53. Virgin ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Australia Bank had dropped five cents to $36.45. A slide in oil and iron ore prices was dragging mining and energy stocks lower. BHP Billiton had fallen 75 cents to $31.24, Rio Tinto had dipped 82 cents to $59.91 and Fortescue Metals was nine cents weaker ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... The market is more than 1.2 per cent higher at noon, and a stronger close will mark its longest winning run since mid-2013. BHP Billiton and iron ore miner Fortescue Metals were among the best performers, while the energy sector was also higher as crude ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... cents higher at $35.37, while Santos rose 28 cents to $8.28 and Oil Search gained 32 cents to $8.30. Diversified mining giant BHP Billiton jumped 73 cents to $30.33, Rio Tinto gained 94 cents to $58.41, while iron ore pure-play Fortescue Metals was four ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... share market is firmer as a weakening Australian dollar and an uptick in oil prices helped the energy stocks and mining giant BHP Billiton. The local currency dropped to 77.26 US cents overnight, sinking closer to levels last seen in July 2009. This ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... National Australia Bank was up 23 cents to $35.73, ANZ had added 22 cents to $33.17 and Westpac was 11 cents higher at $34.75. BHP Billiton was up 36 cents at $29.31, Rio Tinto had gained 59 cents to $57.64 and Fortescue Metals was 11 cents stronger ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... of corporate earnings and mixed US economic data. On the local bourse at 1022 AEDT, in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 12 cents higher at $29.07, Rio Tinto added 46 cents to $57.26, and Fortescue Metals eased one cent to 2.07. Oz ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... slide in the resources sector. The market is around half a per cent higher despite a sharp drop by the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals. Miners have been hit by another fall in Chinese iron ore prices, but their share price losses ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... "I expect to see that flow continue over the short, medium and longer term." All sectors of the market were higher at noon. BHP Billiton was up 54 cents at $29.39, Rio Tinto had gained 67 cents to $57.17 and iron ore producer Fortescue Metals was six ...