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Market higher but eyes are on US Fed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... $US117.70 ($A124.72) a tonne. Market heavyweight BHP Billiton had gained 44 cents, or 1.35 per cent, to $33.13, while Rio Tinto had jumped 85 cents, or 1.59 per cent, to $54.40. Whitehaven Coal was up nine cents, or 4.27 per cent, to $2.20 on the back ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of RBA minutes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... The mining giants were mixed, despite a rise in iron ore prices, with BHP Billiton offloading 12 cents to $32.68 but Rio Tinto adding four cents to $53.69. The shaky start to local trade comes after Japan's flat opening and a Wall Street rally in which ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of US Fed meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... recovery at the end of last week. The big miners are also weaker, with BHP Billiton shedding 48 cents to $32.43 and Rio Tinto losing $1.07 to $52.91, following a drop in commodity prices. "There's some news coming out of China that they might be looking ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... companies, up four cents, or 5.9 per cent, to 72 cents. BHP Billiton is 76 cents, or 2.37 per cent, higher at $32.88 and Rio Tinto has gained $1.83, or 3.55 per cent, to $53.40. The major banks are also having a good day, representing four out of the ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... is on track for a seventh consecutive day of losses, dropping 24.5 cents, or 2.05 per cent, to $11.685. Making news, Rio Tinto said it had agreed the sale of its Eagle project in the US to Lundin Mining Corporation for an estimated $US35 million ($A37.26 ...

Aust shares edge higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... the looming split of the group into separate companies. In materials, BHP Billiton was two cents weaker at $33.07 and Rio Tinto was flat at $53.20. Gold miner Newcrest Mining's week started as horribly as last week ended, with the stock down 33 cents ...

Aussie shares weaken ahead of long weekend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... shedding 33 cents to $33.44, ahead of chief executive Andrew Mackenzie's address to Melbourne Mining Club in London. Rival Rio Tinto lost 33 cents to $53.74. The big banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank shedding 27 cents to $65.88 and National Australia ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... and ANZ was down 34 cents at $26.86. National Australia Bank fell 20 cents to $28.75. The big miners were weaker, with Rio Tinto down 29 cents at $54.07 and BHP Billiton two cents lower at $33.77. Meanwhile, retailer Target has hinted jobs will be cut ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... including a one per cent fall in copper prices, had hit the big mining stocks. BHP Billiton shed 51 cents to $34.37 while Rio Tinto lost 80 cents to $54.38. But the big banks are firmer, following National Australia Bank's announcement of a $300 million ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... with Fortescue Metals Group losing 13 cents, or 3.68 per cent, to $3.40. BHP Billiton shed 32 cents to $34.52 while Rio Tinto was down 96 cents to $53.72. "It is going to be one of those days where we'll see a switch out of equities, we've certainly ...