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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... jobs number. That fuels expectations around more rate cuts this year." Mining stocks, by contrast, were weaker with BHP Billiton shedding 32 cents to $38.21 and Rio Tinto losing 34 cents to $65.56. Stocks in embattled surfwear brand Billabong were also ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... of top companies slid 0.22 per cent to close at 6,107.86 points on Monday. Locally the mining giants opened mixed. BHP Billiton gained 9.5 cents to $36.66, Rio Tinto dived 37 cents to $65.62 and Fortescue fell three cents to $4.70. Rio Tinto is scheduled ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... would cut a further 170 jobs in Victoria as it reduces production to cut costs. The mining giants opened mixed with BHP Billiton down 20 cents to $36.48, Rio Tinto up six cents to $65.86 and Fortescue down five cents to $4.68. The four major banks all ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... gained 0.33 per cent to 7,614.79 points, its highest level since January 2008. The mining giants all opened lower. BHP Billiton dropped three cents to $35.73, Rio Tinto fell 29 cents to $61.91 and Fortescue lost 4.5 cents to $4.235. In local economic ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... performers, with metals and minerals stocks up 1.02 per cent at 1032 AEDT. The energy sector was up 1.01 per cent. BHP Billiton added 41 cents to $35.82 after Rio Tinto was up 41 cents at $62.185. Shares in casino operator Echo Entertainment were up ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... risen 1.03 per cent, according to IRESS data, while materials stocks - a big market sector - had risen 0.91 per cent. BHP Billiton was up 41 cents, or 1.17 per cent at $35.36, while Rio Tinto had gained 92 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $62.22. The local ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... days after taking a prank call from two DJs from the company's Austereo Network. The mining giants opened higher. BHP Billiton was up 3.5 cents to $34.775, Rio Tinto was 48 cents higher at $60.65 and Fortescue gained six cents to $3.85. The four major ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... further $35 million and tap shareholders for $230 million in response to its recent poor performance. Global minter BHP Billiton was up 41 cents to $34.70 and Rio Tinto gained 77 cents to $60.12. National turnover was 249.8 million securities worth $766.8 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... central bank board meets on Tuesday (AEDT). "There is generally a little bit more optimism around," Mr Morrow said. BHP Billiton was up 18 cents, or 0.52 per cent, at $34.57, while Rio tinto had advanced 14 cents, or 0.24 per cent, to $58.89. In percentage ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... leading companies jumped 1.15 per cent to 5,870.3 points. Locally the mining giants were leading the surge after BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto made comments this week about cutting costs. "They want to keep costs under control until they get a clearer picture ...