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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... market strategist Evan Lucas said 13 stocks were going ex dividend, including the largest company on the Australian market, BHP Billiton, sending the market lower. Stocks usually drop in price by the amount of the dividend. "There's a lot of risk coming ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... Australia Bank advanced 32 cents to $30.52, and Westpac improved 13 cents to $30.90. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 28 cents poorer at $36.79, and Rio Tinto eased 96 cents to $66.09. Among other stocks, broadcaster Ten Network ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... slightly higher, with Commonwealth the best performer, up 51.5 cents at $65.985. Mining companies were relatively flat, with BHP Billiton up 23 cents at $36.58 and Rio Tinto up 23.5 cents at $65.805. National turnover was 949 million securities worth ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... per cent, to $29.96, and Westpac was 67.5 cents, or 2.29 per cent higher, at $30.165. But the resources sector was lower. BHP Billiton was down 10 cents to $37.07 and Rio Tinto was down 32 cents at $66.98. Santos on Friday posted a drop in full year ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... shares. "We don't know exactly what the source was, but it was credible enough to run through," Mr Shamu said. Mining giant BHP Billiton led the market lower, falling 2.9 per cent, or $1.12, to hit $37.53 at 1040 AEDT. Rival Rio Tinto was 2.59 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... debt." He said the materials sector had a weak opening due to lower copper and aluminium prices on Monday in China and London. BHP Billiton opened five cents higher at $38.72, but Rio Tinto fell 59 cents to $70.30 and Fortescue dropped three cents to ...

Water scarcity a factor for resource fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... in the mining sector is growing, according to Lourey. Moody's report states that large mining companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Anglo American are and will continue to be adversely affected given their global footprints and willingness to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... see the kind of gains that we have seen of late continue." Rio's shares fell $1.66, or 2.3 per cent, to $70.41. Fellow miner BHP Billiton was also down, losing 27 cents to $38.62, while Fortescue Metals Group shed 11.5 cents to $5.275. ANZ was the biggest ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... the 5,000 point barrier again on Wednesday, Mr Elgar said. "There could be enough in it today, particularly if the likes of BHP and Rio start to go up," he said. "They've kind of lagged the banks over the last couple of months, so that's probably where ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... National Australia Bank lost 36 cents to $28.69 and Westpac slipped 16 cents to $27.78. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton dropped 45 cents to $37.36, and Rio Tinto fell 80 cents to $67.19. Fortescue Metals shed nine cents to $4.70. Also ...