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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... 1.28 per cent to 4,196.6 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was the outlier, ending nearly flat at 6,460 points, as mining stocks took a hit from Chinese manufacturing data. The euro hit the highest point against the US dollar in eight-and-a-half ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... to $71.36, Westpac was down 26 cents to $32.47 and National Australia Bank was 21 cents lower at $34.11. In resources, mining giant BHP Billiton had lost 8.5 cents to $35.655, Rio Tinto was 48 cents lower at $61.26 and Fortescue Metals had shed five ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... chains and health care companies, were lower in early trade, but had posted smaller falls than other sectors. In resources, mining giant BHP Billiton had dropped 45 cents to $35.91, Rio Tinto was $1.04 lower at $62.25 and Fortescue Metals had shed eight ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher boosted by the big mining companies which benefited from a strengthening iron ore price. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.6 points, or 0.35 per ...

Market Vectors set to launch four Australian equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... Resources ETF will be the first ASX-listed ETFs to offer targeted exposure to the Australian banks and small-cap energy and mining companies. The Market Vectors Australian Resources ETF and Market Vectors Australian Property ETF will offer broad diversified ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... manufacturing activity at a six month high in September. "It could play a part in arresting some of the decline in our mining sector," Mr Sada said. Also making news, Treasury Wine Estates' chief executive David Dearie has resigned immediately, after ...

Retirees see silver lining of slowing mining boom

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The end of the mining boom could see resources companies paying out higher dividends to shareholders as opportunities for reinvestment dwindle, according to Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson. These higher dividends will particularly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... start to wind back its asset buying program, which has helped stimulate the US economy for several years. At 1025 AEST Mining giant BHP Billiton was 28 cents lower at $35.99, Rio Tinto had lost 57 cents to $62.83 and Fortescue Metals Group was dropped ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... start to wind back its asset buying program, which has helped stimulate the US economy for several years. At 1025 AEST Mining giant BHP Billiton was 28 cents lower at $35.99, Rio Tinto had lost 57 cents to $62.83 and Fortescue Metals Group was dropped ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... eighties, also warned that the Australian economy is facing a difficult period, with growing concerns about the slowdown in mining as well as rising unemployment figures. "The economy is slowing down more than politicians have admitted. Reserve bank ...