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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... which stymied BHP Billiton's hostile $US68 billion ($A84.5 billion) bid for Rio Tinto last year - to probe their proposed iron ore joint venture in Western Australia. Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals surged 26 cents, or 8.36 per cent, to $3.37. Among ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... big jumps in the share prices of global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The two mining giants announced a massive iron ore joint-venture in Western Australia, and Rio launched a $US15.2 billion ($A18.96 billion) rights issue as it scrapped its proposed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... was almost one and a half per cent higher at noon on Friday, as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced a massive joint iron ore venture, and Rio launched at $US15.2 billion rights issue. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 51.4 points, or 1.31 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by Rio Tinto after the global miner reached a better than expected iron ore price deal with Japan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.5 points, or 1.35 per cent, at 3,788.4, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... fell 13 cents to $31.43 after citing challenging market conditions as it recorded falls in third quarter production in iron ore, copper, petroleum and aluminium. Rival miner Rio increased 91 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $55.44. Wall Street snapped back ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... commodity prices," Mr Wright said. Healthy thermal coal prices had sparked optimism of similar outcomes for coking coal and iron ore, he said. "It could pull up well short of the disaster scenario that has been priced into a lot of those stocks," Mr ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... quarter sales figures. Miner and energy producer BHP Billiton Ltd and Hills Industries Ltd release half year results, and iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting. The Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... company's large debt burden, as looming annual contract negotiations with the Chinese steel mills threaten to deliver lower iron ore prices.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... per cent, to $30.33 and BHP Billiton shares lost $1.41, or 5.13 per cent, to $26.09. Fortescue Metals slumped after the iron ore miner said it had suspended contracts on about two-thirds of its ore shipments, in an effort to switch to greater reliance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Investments Ltd, Centrebet International Ltd, Perilya Ltd, Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Brickworks Ltd, Nylex Ltd, Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd and Adultshop.com Ltd. ABB Grain Ltd is due to present its annual results, while Campbell Brothers Ltd will report ...