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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... really been shared by the market. "It's really all about the miners today. Everything else is generally struggling." BHP shares were up 65 cents to $34.08 after the company posted strong production growth across its coal, iron ore and copper assets in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Commonwealth had risen 92 cents to $69.91. Meanwhile, the major miners also were higher after losing ground on Monday, with BHP shares up 26 cents at $31.21 and Rio Tino 14 cents higher at $51.78. But shares in Newcrest mining were down 36 cents, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Market heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were substantially lower, with Rio shares down one per cent at $65.29 and BHP shares were down 0.73 per cent at $34.22. Fortescue Metals Group was 0.68 per cent lower at $5.88. Telstra shares were steady ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... $3.08. Market heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were all higher, with Rio shares up 0.9 per cent at $64.09 and BHP shares were up 0.6 per cent at $33.78. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US $1,658.95 per fine ounce, up $US0.85 from Wednesday's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... this week and no major economic events are listed. AT 1015 AEDT the materials sector was around 0.8 per cent higher. BHP shares were 29 cents, or 0.82 per cent, higher at $35.84 and Rio Tinto shares were 58 cents, or 0.88 per cent, higher at $66.83. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... profit for the six months to December 31 was $1.468 billion, which was below market expectations of $1.518 billion. BHP shares were still down after reporting on Wednesday a drop in first-half profit of 5.5 per cent, to $US9.941 billion ($A9.3 billion). ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... 15,529 contracts traded. IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said a weak lead from commodities markets led him to expect BHP shares to fall in any case, but its announcement of an acquisition on Friday added to the selling pressure. BHP will spend $US15.1 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... cent in London and we're seeing (the) materials (sector) is probably the biggest drag on the market today." At noon, BHP shares had lost 75 cents, or 1.63 per cent, at $45.30 after the miner said it had declared force majeure over its coal exports from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Stockbroking adviser Daniel Manley said losses in shares of mining giant BHP Billiton were weighing the market down. BHP shares were down $1.38, or 3.43 per cent, at $38.82, after the company confirmed on Wednesday it had made an offer for Potash Corp ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... recent fall in iron ore prices has probably finished, so we think they're starting to turn back up a little bit now." BHP shares gained 22 cents to $38.97 while Rio Tinto added 55 cents to $68.35.