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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... territory, but finding resistance against any sizeable gains. Despite a strong lead from US and European markets, higher iron ore prices and speculation that global miner BHP Billiton is considering demerging some assets, the market was only slightly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... $36.32 while Rio Tinto was up 36 cents at $63.91. Fortescue Metals had lifted seven cents to $5.32, thanks to a stronger iron ore price. Telstra was down three cents tat $5.05.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... 50 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $36.64, despite no obvious indicators for such a movement, other than a slight rise in iron ore prices on the weekend. Rio Tinto was up 49 cents at $63.73 and Fortescue Metals was two cents higher at $5.36. Among the banks ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... the US. But CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said that had been offset by gains in oil, copper and iron ore prices. "We are caught in conflicting currents here because although we've seen weak leads from overseas markets, we saw strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Julia Lee said. "Most of the damage has been done in the commodity space with copper and gold prices down and even though iron ore prices were quite stable we have seen iron ore miners lower too," she said. "Another key feature is the very high Australian ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... to publish its annual report. In Australia, the market on Thursday pushed the sharemarket higher, after heavy falls in iron ore prices came to an end. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 28.4 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 5,412.6 points. The broader ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... second-largest economy is slowing. Since China is a big consumer of raw materials and energy, commodities such as copper and iron ore have dropped sharply. Copper has fallen to its lowest level since 2010, but recovered somewhat Wednesday. A dearth of ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... billion ($A25.52 billion) deficit was a shock after analysts had forecast an $US11.9 billion surplus. A sharp fall in iron ore prices has also dominated trade so far this week, although shares in local miners were mixed in early trade on Wednesday. BHP ...