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Market wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers said a combined BHP and Rio Tinto Ltd would have only a modest share of the global iron ore market and would not pose a threat to steelmakers and other commodities customers. Meanwhile, Rio said its mining concession ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... were weaker, with BHP Billiton falling 88 cents to $46.61 by 1201 AEST and rival Rio Tinto shedding $2.66 to $146.86. Iron ore miner Murchison Metals has increased its stake in former takeover target Midwest Corp Ltd to 9.98 per cent, as both companies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... Directors lunch in Melbourne, and Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest climbs aboard the ship taking the miner's first iron ore shipment from Western Australia's Pilbara. Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed at a four month high after shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... BHP Billiton said production of its 12 main commodities increased over the first nine months of fiscal 2008, including iron ore and petroleum. BHP Billiton added 89 cents, or 2.05 per cent, to $44.41 and rival Rio Tinto gained $2.46, or 1.73 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... $5.22. Mr Betts said Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton strengthened today on speculation they will benefit from an increase in iron ore contract prices. "Rio is playing hardball on the iron ore contracts," he said. At 1211 AEDT, Rio Tinto had increased 63 cents ...

Marsupials and the money market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... should also sustain where the AUD is heading. Illustrating the point are reports in today's Sydney Morning Herald that iron ore benchmark prices may jump 55 per cent in the coming year though major miners are believed to be pushing for price jumps of ...

Aussie manager wins global resources award

... gains in the past 12 months, Whitten highlighted the supply/demand fundamentals of iron-ore producers and platinum. On iron ore producers, he said, "Supply is concentrated in three large producers (Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and CVRD) while demand from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... sector, Beaconsfield Gold Ltd has its AGM in Tasmania, and Murchison Metals Ltd, Territory Resources Ltd and Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd all hold AGMs today. In Auckland, shareholders of retailer The Warehouse Group Ltd will likely turn up at the firm's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... featuring talks by representatives of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), Rio Tinto Iron Ore, BHP Billiton, and Alcoa. The Australian share market ended one per cent lower on Friday for the second straight day as the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... metals prices in London, while Rio Tinto gained $1.16 to $110.26. Murchison Metals Ltd today made a takeover offer for iron ore miner Midwest Corporation Ltd valuing the company at up to $986.33 million. Midwest shares were up $1.05 to $4.56 and Murchison ...