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Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... BHP Billiton shares rose 43 cents, or 1.18 per cent, to $37.01. Fellow miner Fortescue added three cents to $4.67 but Rio Tinto fell three cents to $66.86. Pesticide company Nufarm said hot and dry conditions in eastern Australia had hit its earnings ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... Entertainment has a scheme meeting scheduled. In Australia, the market on Friday closed higher propelled by surging Rio Tinto shares after its chief Tom Albanese resigned in the wake of the miner's $US14 billion worth of writedowns. At the close on Friday ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher as news of Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese's resignation drives up mining stocks. At 1028 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... to 3,131.97. LONDON - European stocks advanced on positive US economic data although the mining sector suffered after Rio Tinto announced a shock $US14 billion ($A13.3 billion) write-down that sparked the resignation of its boss. London's FTSE 100 index ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... 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 weaker, following a 16 per cent surge on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... 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 to release its fourth quarter operational ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... index futures contract was down three points at 4,686. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Rio Tinto is scheduled to release its fourth quarter operational review and the Australian Infrastructure Fund is to hold an annual ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... 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 opened in positive territory. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... Economists' forecasts had centred on a 3.0 per cent rise in approvals for November. The mining giants were all down at noon. Rio Tinto slumped 14 cents to $66.67, BHP lost 13 cents to $37.45 and Fortescue fell 1.5 cents to $4.725. The four major banks ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... 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 news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau ...