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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... Sentiment is due out. In Australia, the market on Tuesday finished flat as weaker oil and base metal prices dented the resource stocks.. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 5,307.7 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... Crude prices have climbed back after hitting five-year lows and gold prices have also rebounded, giving energy and resource stocks a healthy boost, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "But a drop in US markets overnight has given the rest ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... on Wall Street has failed to flow through to Australia, as the weakest iron ore prices in five years hits the resource stocks, City Index head of dealing for the Asia Pacific region Biyi Cheng says. "The materials sector is holding down our market at ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... people start to see some buying momentum develop, as we've begun to see this morning kicked off by the move in resource stocks, that feeds on itself," he said. The market opened weaker following a late drop on Wall Street, but rebounded in late morning ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... Better commodity prices and excitement about a possible merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata had bolstered resource stocks, IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said. There's been speculation Glencore Xstrata wanted to merge with Rio Tinto ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... share market in early trade on Tuesday, Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. However, he said resource stocks were the standout on with Rio Tinto and BHP posting gains after a four per cent rally in the iron ore price. "The increase we ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... $5.57, but CMC Markets said the aggregate effect from all ex-dividend stocks will be a loss of 13 index points. Resource stocks were mostly up despite iron ore prices reaching two year lows. BHP rose five cents to $37.27 and Rio Tinto climbed 23 cents ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... case of what could have been if BHP had announced something the market could sink its teeth into." Other major resource stocks also fell, with Rio Tinto down 42 cents at $65.98, while Fortescue dropped 1.5 cents to $4.605 after a 56 per cent rise in ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... "There's a bit of a query about whether we might see some deterioration over the next two or three months." The major resource stocks started the day mixed with BHP up 12 cents at $38.44, and Fortescue up one cent to $4.70. Rio Tinto was down 10 cents ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... said most investors were holding fire until the full swing of earning season added further market clarity. In resource stocks, BHP recovered earlier losses to gain seven cents to $38.08 but Fortescue fell four cents to $4.66 while Rio Tinto was trading ...