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Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... results for telecoms firm BT cheered investors. The mining giants all opened higher. Rio Tinto surged 60 cents to $67.80, BHP Billiton added eight cents to $38.00 and Fortescue gained four cents to $4.83. The major banks opened higher or flat. Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Industrial Average finished down 49.84 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 13,860.58. Locally, resources stocks were higher, with BHP Billiton trading at $37.84, up 36 cents. Rio Tinto also climbed 57 cents to $66.93, and Fortescue Metals was up 8.5 cents to ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... 10.94 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 3,142.72. Locally, the resources sector was the main drag on the Australian market, with BHP Billiton down 28 cents to $37.34, and Rio Tinto down 65 cents to $66.47. All the major banks were relatively flat. Making ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... expectations. Shares in ResMed were up 30 cents, or seven per cent, at $4.58. The resources sector had a subdued start to trade, with BHP Billiton down four cents at $37.12, Rio Tinto up 16 cents at $66.45 and Fortescue down one cent at $4.62. Emerging ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... points (0.49 per cent) to 13,779.33, its highest level since October 2007. Locally, the mining giants were all lower at open. BHP Billiton fell 16 cents to $36.90, Rio Tinto plunged 68.5 cents to $65.765 and Fortescue lost three cents to $4.63. Oz Minerals ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... its December quarter report and PanAust its fourth quarter report. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed higher after BHP Billiton's production report exceeded expectations and weak inflation figures drove up high-yielding stocks. At the close ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher after mining giant BHP Billiton's half-year production report exceeded expectations and following strong leads from the US. At 1028 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22 points, or 0.46 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... Indexes of Economic Activity is expected as is the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for December. In equities news, BHP Billiton is expected to releases its December quarter production report. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed up 1.6 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... said improved employment and housing data from the US had also helped the local market. The mining giants all opened higher. BHP Billiton added seven cents to $36.41 and Fortescue gained nine cents to $4.47. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... a weak jobs number. That fuels expectations around 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 ...