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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... behaviour by financial advisers. A Senate committee last week called for a royal commission into the scandal. Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto gained 32 cents to $62.32, BHP Billiton added 26 cents to $37.11 and Fortescue Metals was 11 cents, or 2.5 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... compelling reasons to sell either, in the absence of positive momentum the market tends to drift lower." Mid-sized resources stocks and retailers were the worst performers. Fortescue Metals was 16 cents lower at $4.38, Arrium was down 4.25 cents at 85.25 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... $33.66, National Australia Bank improved 16 cents to $33.70, and Commonwealth Bank picked up 34 cents at $80.99. Resources stocks were mixed. Diversified miner BHP Billiton was off three cents at $37.62, Rio Tinto was down 40 cents at $60.56, and Fortescue ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... in the mining sector. After opening more than half a per cent higher, the market was relatively flat at noon. Resources stocks dropped after the release of data showing a weaker trade surplus in March, due to weaker exports. BHP Billiton was down 11 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... at 1145. He said weaker-than-expected Chinese figures could see equities sell off during the afternoon. Local resources stocks were mixed in early trade, with BHP Billiton down two cents at $37.99 and Fortescue Metals five cents lower at $5.28, while ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Australian dollar has dragged all sectors of the local share market down. Dips in copper and gold prices have hurt resources stocks and, together with the Aussie dollar's rise to about 92 US cents, have hit local equities hard, Bell Direct equities analyst ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... worse off at $75.39, ANZ shedding nine cents to $32.16 and National Australia Bank losing three cents to $34.64. Resources stocks generally fared better, with BHP Billiton up four cents at $35.62, Rio Tinto 18 cents higher at $61.55 and Fortescue Metals ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Transfield Services are expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed flat with resources stocks weighing down the bourse due to investor concerns about the Chinese economy and weaker commodities prices. The benchmark ...