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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... price of gold reached its lowest level since 2011 on Friday night (AEST), while contract prices for oil, copper and other metals also took a tumble. The release of a better than expected 2.0 per cent jump in the number of home loans approved in February ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Australian market to get off to a strong start to the week," he said. BHP Billiton added 43 cents to $32.67 and Fortescue Metals added five cents to $3.62. However Rio Tinto fell 19 cents to $55.41. Gold stocks were also performing strongly at the open. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... open, having fallen 3.84 per cent. Newcrest Mining had fallen 63 cents, or 3.23 per cent, to $18.87. Energy stocks and the metals and minerals sectors were also deep in negative territory. During the overnight offshore session, futures contact prices ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened 0.75 per cent weaker, with the big miners leading the broader market lower. Metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector, falling two per cent, according to IRESS data. The materials sector - which represents ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... despite having absolutely no peripheral exposure to the euro zone," he told AAP. "The miners: BHP, Rio and FMG (Fortescue Metals Group) are off 10, 12 and 17 per cent respectively since February highs to levels where a lot of support comes in." Among ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... a quietly buoyant day. But, on Fridays we are always vulnerable to a bit of profit taking," Mr McCarthy said. Fortescue Metals was among the strongest performers, up 11 cents at $4.51, while Rio Tinto had gained $1.15 to $64.38 and BHP Billiton had added ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... riskier, cyclical stocks, with miner BHP Billiton 4.5 cents down at $35.525, Rio Tinto 26 cents up at $63.91 and Fortescue Metals six cents lower at $4.31. There was some good economic news, with official sales figures showing Australian retail spending ...

More steam from NY rally: Melb Inst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... consumer discretionary and information technology are showing strong levels of support while telecommunication shares and metals and minerals remain in strong demand.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... one-day decline in nine months. The fall, generated by investor concerns over a big drop on Wall Street overnight and weaker metals prices, took the local market below the 5,000 point barrier that it broke through on February 13. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
"European Stocks Fall as Metals Slide; Yen Drops on G-20 Meeting" (Bloomberg) "European shares fall for 3rd day, Carlsberg leads market lower" (Reuters) "Metals dip, European shares mixed" (Australian Financial Review) "European Stocks Drop" (Wall Street ...