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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... a new all-time high and nickel also touched a high before easing to close. With all metals booming, the major resource stocks had to be higher, and they were, with BHP Billiton gaining 26 cents, or 0.85 per cent, to $30.74 at 1224 AEST and Rio Tinto ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... transport equipment and raw chemical material production. The Australian Stock Market rallied yesterday with in excess of a 100 stocks reaching year-long highs at a time when the MSCI World Index climbed to a similar high last reached in late February. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares closed at its highest level in almost six weeks as metal prices boosted mining stocks. The FTSE 100 ended up 20.5 points at 6,417.8, just shy of recovering all the lost ground from the sell-off in February and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... reporting season starts next week, (but it) doesn't seem to be worrying us at the moment. "All major areas are up." In the US, stocks closed flat as news of investments in the railroad sector by billionaire Warren Buffett and strong jobs data offset ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed down 20.1 points to 6,077.1, while the all ordinaries lost 15.6 points to 6,063.4. NEW YORK - US stocks closed flat on Monday as news of investments in the railroad sector by billionaire Warren Buffett and strong jobs data ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... days and at record levels. You just can't keep increasing at that pace." Leading the way down were the major resources stocks with BHP Billiton losing 26 cents to $30.38 and Rio Tinto retreating 76 cents to $80.23. The banks were also part of the weaker ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... per cent, higher at 6079.0. That beat the prior closing record of 6,009.3 also set on February 23, 2007. NEW YORK - US stocks edged up overnight as Iran's release of captured British servicemen led to a decline in oil prices and positive brokerage comments ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... expectations of demand rising in the seasonally busy second quarter lifted industrial metals last night. The bellwether mining stocks experienced a very strong opening, with BHP Billiton gaining 44 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $30.53 and Rio Tinto's up ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... S&P/ASX200 index closed 97.6 points higher at 6013.4, while the all ordinaries rose 89.4 points to 5997.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply higher on Tuesday as a drop in oil prices calmed worries about inflation and news of rising home sales raised ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
Australian stocks were up across the board at midday, running with a positive US lead, and as a takeover frenzy lured investors back after yesterday's losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was 70 points higher to 5,985.8, while the all ...