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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... miners. "There is nothing significant happening here. Market shares are better here from carry over from overnight," he said. Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange gained, as stocks fell to their lowest levels this year, while aluminium, lead ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... index contract lost 58 points to 6336 on a volume of 9,007 contracts. The prices of most base metals fell overnight, with copper, lead and zinc all down around five per cent. The major miners took the brunt of the loss with BHP losing 77 cents or 2.45 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
The local market will likely open weaker with New York finishing lower and industrial metals prices plunging, with copper dropping to a six-week low on the London Metal Exchange. At 0755 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... he said. "If the CPI's low, the Aussie dollar will get higher, putting additional pressure on our miners. "The fall in copper is rattling the big miners at the moment, as well," he said. At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton had dropped 41 cents to $30.87, while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... three-months delivery touching an all-time high of $US2,053 before ending the official session at $US2,050. Aluminium and copper both dipped, but only slightly. Locally, the big miners both were higher at 1024 AEST, with BHP Billiton finding 19 cents ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... 3.93 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 1,486.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 6.44 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 2,531.53. Copper and zinc prices rallied almost three per cent in London, bolstered by strong growth signs from the United States and a mine ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... this stage," he said. "The market's not building momentum in any one direction." On the London Metals Exchange overnight, copper touched a seven-month record, aluminium rose to an 11-month high, lead touched a new all-time high and nickel also touched ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... Klusman said it was a quiet day, but the market was strong. "(The) market is quite strong, though, based on commodity prices, copper was up around 3.8 per cent for the weekend," Mr Klusman said. "The risk is the US Treasuries have risen from about 4.6 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... little weaker," he said. At Friday's close in London, all metals were higher, except aluminium, which remained unchanged. Copper climbed to a 16-week high before ending up at $US6,860 per tonne. Bell-weather miner BHP Billiton lost 25 cents to $29.64 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... price index contract was trading 14 points lower at 6033 on a volume of 4,356 contracts. Metals were mixed overnight, with copper touching a fresh three-month peak and tin ending at $US14,495, a gain of more than 25 per cent since the start of the year. ...