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Afternoon market wrap: Shares end at new 12-month high

... ordinaries added 10.5 points over the course of the day, closing at 3,180.4. Leading the market higher were major resource stocks, with RIO adding 88c to close at $33.86, and BHP Billiton gaining 17c to $10.62. News Corporation also edged higher, while ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares mark time

... international markets. At midday the All Ordinaries had added less than one point, to stand at 3,168.4. Major resource stocks and News Corporation lost ground, while AMP shed a further 16 cents in the morning session to trade at $4.45. CBA also lost ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares push higher

... closed at the highest level since August 2002. The local market was buoyed by further strong buying of leading resource stocks. In early trade, BHP Billiton had added 26c to $10.81, while Rio was 55c higher at $32.75. Other major growth and cyclically-sensitive ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares soften in afternoon trade

... although the All Ordinaries still managed to close 6.7 points higher at 3,165.0. The market was led higher by major resource stocks, including BHP Billiton and Rio. Other sectors to strengthen over the day included consumer discretionary, health, information ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares creep higher

... Ordinaries was two points higher at 3,145.2. News Corporation added 10c to trade at $12.33, while major bank and resource stocks were mixed. The local bond market was also a little stronger, following a volatile night in US markets. The yield on the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end square

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2003
... during Thursday's regular trading session. News Corporation ended the day 12c higher at $12.35, but major bank and resource stocks were narrowly mixed. Among other blue-chips, Telstra and AMP both suffered modest losses. The bond market maintained a ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lose ground in late trade

... earnings result overnight in the US, with the stock closing 15c lower at $12.23. Other media and major banking and resource stocks ended the day mixed, as investors continue to digest the impact of rising bond yields. The yield on the May 2013 Australian ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares claw higher

... Ordinaries index had climbed to 3,140.5, up 4 points on yesterday's close. Leading the market higher were blue-chip resource stocks, with Rio up 10c to $32.00 and BHP Billiton rising 6c to $10.11. The major bank stocks were mixed, with modest gains in ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

... fall stands in contrast with gains overnight in US markets, and was driven by the big four banks and blue-chip resource stocks. Among major stocks to post gains were News Corporation, up 16c to $12.24, and AMP, which closed 5c higher at $4.57. But the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end square

... RBA that interest rate cuts were off the agenda, and a mixed performance Friday in international markets. Major resource stocks Rio and BHP Billiton both ended the day lower, while of the major banks only ANZ managed to finish in the black. But News ...