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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... lost 55 cents to $76.25, ANZ shed 19.5 cents to $31.565 and National Australia Bank had dropped 32 cents to $34.06. Global mining giant BHP Billiton was up 26 cents at $37.06, rival Rio Tinto gained 57 cents to $66.86 and Fortescue was up 7.5 cents at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... for October. Mitch Hooke, the retiring chief executive of the Minerals Council of Australia, will speak at a Melbourne Mining Club lunch. In equities news, Nufarm has its annual general meeting scheduled. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... Wednesday. The listing of electronics retailer Dick Smith Holdings at noon would also be one to watch, he said. Global mining giant BHP Billiton was up five cents at $36.50 while rival Rio Tinto had gained 39 cents to $65.88. Iron ore miner Fortescue ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... fifth largest holding in its international sustainable fund (managed by Dexia) is Exxon Mobil. Likewise, NGS Super listed mining giant BHP Billiton as the number one holding in its now-defunct Green Shares option. HESTA, in its 'Eco Pool' option, only ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... retreated 17 cents to $31.68, but National Australia Bank had gained seven cents to $34.38. In the resources sector, global mining giant BHP Billiton was off 31 cents at $36.59, Rio Tinto had lost 40 cents to $65.45, and gold miner Newcrest was 46 cents ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have started the week on a flat note, despite mining stocks receiving a boost from positive Chinese economic data. Commsec market analyst Stephen Daghlian said the local market had little in the way of a lead from Wall Street, where ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... the release of official private sector capital expenditure figures, which will provide an insight into the outlook for mining investment. "Mining investment is one of the main issues driving the Australian economy," he said. "It (the data) is expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... got no lead from them," he said. "The only real theme today is that the materials sector is a little bit weaker." Global mining giant BHP was down 30 cents to $37.50 while rival Rio Tinto lost 58 cents to $64.46. Iron ore miner Fortescue was flat at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... $31.88, Commonwealth Bank gained 48 cents to $76.75 while National Australia Bank was down three cents at $34.07. Global mining giant BHP was down 26 cents to $37.63, Rio Tinto lost 57 cents at $64.83 and iron ore miner Fortescue lost four cents to $5.78. ...