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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... seen as very supportive for commodity prices generally and that's one of the key reasons we are seeing support for the materials and energy sectors sectors this morning," he said. Mining giant BHP Billiton gained 60 cents, or almost two per cent, to ...

Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... concerned about limiting the risk of capital losses," he added. Prior to his role at Philo Capital, Dive was head of basic materials at Citigroup investment research. He holds bachelor degrees in both Economics and Law from Sydney University, Canadian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... analyst Michael McCarthy said. A 5% gain in the price of iron ore helped miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto push the materials sector and bring the key S&P/ASX200 index to a two-week high. McCarthy said the market also appeared to taking the view that ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... works, which investors hope will help ease the global supply glut for iron ore. "We are seeing excellent support for materials and energy stocks, they are leading the market higher," he said. BHP shares were 80 cents, or 2.5 per cent, higher at $31.86 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... struggling. The news weighed on the mining and resources sector in Europe, because China is a major consumer of raw materials. In London, BHP Billiton's share price tumbled 3.25 per cent to 1,416.00 pence. Anglo American dived 2.28 per cent to 998.70 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... $39.355. Telstra was two cents higher at $6.35. As the iron ore price continued to struggle, there was weakness in the materials space, Mr Shamu said. BHP Billiton had shed 17 cents to $30.17, Rio Tinto was down 52 cents at $55.89 and iron ore pure play ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker US dollar overnight and a slight ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... out the bank's gains. "The oil price got absolutely slammed by the growth targets coming out of China - that's why the materials space has been heavily sold off," Mr Lucas said. Oil and gas explorer Santos was down three cents at $7.82 and, Woodside ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... "All the good stuff that China imports from Australia, those numbers were weaker and, of course, that flows through the materials," he said. BHP Billiton dropped 34 cents, or more than one per cent, to $31.21, while Rio Tinto had fallen 74 cents, or ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... is intact, led by the energy space on that stronger oil price overnight and also seeing some reasonable gains in the materials space." The Reserve Bank on Friday cut its economic growth forecasts by a quarter of a percentage point because of a slower ...