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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The largest fall by BHP shares in five months is dragging the share market lower. After confirming plans to offload its aluminium, manganese, nickel and silver assets into a new company, BHP shares fell heavily, dropping $1.56, or 3.9 per cent, to $38.12 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... Tuesday closed higher as better than expected corporate earnings reports and expectations of a good result from global miner BHP Billiton boosted sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 36.7 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 5,623.8 points. The broader ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... Westpac up 24 cents to $34.49, while ANZ gained five cents to $32.60 and NAB lifted one cent to $34.23. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton gained 12 cents to $39.27, while Rio Tinto was up 54 cents to $65.89 and Fortescue Metals put on two cents to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... Composite closed at a 14 year high, up one per cent to 4,508.31. Locally, earnings seasons continues. The world largest miner, BHP Billiton reports its full year results and insurance giant QBE releases its half year earnings. Steel and mining group ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... cents at $33.92, ANZ was down seven cents at $32.32 while Commonwealth was up 2.5 cents at $81.225. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton had added 11 cents at $39.16, but Rio Tinto was down five cents at $65.24. Energy companies were stronger, with ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... on Friday closed at a two week high on the back of a strong week of company earnings and a potential demerger of assets by BHP Billiton. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 5,566.5. The broader All Ordinaries index was ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... enough to stop its shares falling 19 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $32.55 at the open. The big resource players were stronger. BHP Billiton gained 15 cents to $38.31, Rio rose two cents to $65.07 and Fortescue was three cents higher at $4.48. In other ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... prompting shares to climb 55 cents, or 3.71 per cent, to $15.38. A dip in the iron ore price overnight hurt the big miners. BHP fell 19 cents to $38.05, Rio Tinto dropped 64 cents to $65.09 and Fortescue slipped eight cents to $4.45. The big four banks ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... $34.35. Suncorp gained 53 cents, 3.75 per cent, to $14.65 after lifting its full year profit almost 49 per cent. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton was down 20 cents to $38.38, while Rio Tinto fell $1.51, or 2.23 per cent, to $66.31 and Fortescue Metals lost four ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... interesting because base metals didn't do much last night, and the financials look to be having a good morning so far," he said. BHP Billiton was up 55 cents to $38.57, while Rio Tinto had gained $1.04 to $67.79 and Fortescue Metals had lifted eight ...