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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract was 15 points lower at 5417, on a volume of 4936 contracts. Copper prices fell to four-month lows on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, dragging down the price of other metals with it. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... rose by 1.9 per cent during the last quarter following an increase of 3.6 per cent in the June quarter. Iron ore, nickel, copper and zinc have been the major drivers of this change and now the export index is up 13.3 per cent over the year. The US equity ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Britain's FTSE 100 closed at its highest level in six months, led by mining stocks, which benefited from higher gold and copper prices. The FTSE 100 closed at 6121.3 points, up 47.8. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6160.28 points, up 40.83. PARIS ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... significantly below the figure of 33 per cent in 1991 and in excess of 50 per cent during the 1950s. Exports of iron ore, gold and copper are expected to lead the 25 per cent increase in resource sector exports. Iron ore exports will tally about $34 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... metals, although lower than record levels reached recently, are still holding their price reasonably well. In the last week copper fell about 5 per cent and zinc about 7 per cent. Resources accounted for about half of Australia's export for the first ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... says the market is being dragged down primarily by BHP Billiton, after weaker commodity prices overnight, particularly in copper. "It is generally a weaker market, but the one exception to that is Macquarie Bank, following better- than- expected forecasts ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... increase in coal exports which are now worth $24 billion. Iron ore exports rose 54 per cent to $12.5 billion and those of copper rose 79 per cent to $5.5 billion. About 13 per cent of companies are small business exporters whose main destination is New ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... the major contribution coming from BHP Billiton which fell $1.48 to $24.65. This was somewhat related to the fall in the copper price by 4.6 per cent and a 6.9 per cent fall in the price of zinc the previous night.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... in other Asian markets led the sell-off, and weak crude prices rippled through the commodity sector to weigh on gold and copper stocks. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended below 17,000, settling 197.17 points lower at 16,948.59, its lowest level since ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... in a row on Friday, after slumping to a fresh five-month low amid ample fuel inventories and bearish technical signals. Copper and aluminium fell in London Metal's Exchange dealing on Friday as traders banked some profits after gains earlier in the week. ...