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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... 16 cents to $40.24 and Oil Search gained three cents to $6.48. Materials stocks were moderately higher, with Fortescue Metals gaining nine cents, or 1.49 per cent to $6.15. "Mining stocks generally speaking are not that exciting," Mr Chatterton said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... The resource sector was mixed, with BHP Billiton down 25 cents at $42.21, Rio Tinto up 15 cents at $79.94 and Fortescue Metals flat at $6.10. Financials were all weaker, with ANZ the worst performer, down 26 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at $21.46. Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... futures contract was 21 points higher at 4,530 points, with about 13,000 contracts traded. The best-performing sector was metals and minerals stocks, which were up 1.47 per cent, according to Iress data. Other big sectors posted gains, including materials ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... shares had gained 55 cents, or 1.31 per cent, to 41.90, Rio Tinto was up $1.04, or 1.35 per cent, to $78.34 and Fortescue Metals found nine cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $6.11. In the energy sector, Woodside Petroleum shares had lifted 75 cents, or 1.88 ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... per cent gain in the S&P 500 index. Crude oil prices increased the most in four weeks. Prices of precious and industrial metals rebounded. All because financial markets changed their minds - from the 'global economy cactus' yesterday to 'global growth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Australian stocks opened weaker on Tuesday, with metals, mining and materials companies leading the broader market lower. At 1025 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 29.8 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,532.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St and European markets ending lower while oil bounced higher. Precious metals fell, and base metals were mixed. At 0719 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 20 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St closing lower, along with oil, while precious metals rose. At 0700 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 31 points lower at 4,538. In economics news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points lower at 4562.6, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... Herring said. At 1202 AEST BHP Billiton was down 34 cents to $43.21, Rio Tinto had lost 25 cents to $79.85 and Fortescue Metals was one cent lower at $6.45. Bank stocks were higher but still well below their levels of earlier in the week after Thursday's ...