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Special bond issues could fix unaffordable housing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... leverage $7 billion of private investment. While the AAH proposal is yet to gain traction, the recent success of the $1 billion BHP Billiton corporate bond - launched and priced within a single working day -illustrates latent demand for properly structured ...

Market Wrap - late AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... expected and Chinese exports were stronger than expected." Chinese exports grew at roughly twice the rate expected in September. BHP Billiton was eight cents down at open to $33.46 and Rio Tinto was flat at $56.40. At close on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Billabong during the due diligence phase. The ANZ is also scheduled to make its monthly interest rate decision on Friday. BHP Billiton shares were 13 cents higher to $33.38 and Rio Tinto was 66 cents higher $56.08. ANZ was seven cents higher at $25.68 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... IRESS data. Rio Tinto was the worst-performing stock on the S&P/ASX20, having fallen 1.29 per cent, or 72 cents, to $55.11. BHP posted the next largest decline, down 0.93 per cent, or 31 cents, at $33.17. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... (down 0.86 per cent) were also in negative territory. On a positive note, Australia's big resources companies were higher. BHP was up six cents at $33.53, Rio was four cents firmer at $55.74 and Woodside had climbed 22 cents to $33.80. Bell Potter senior ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... and the materials sector, led by higher overnight iron ore prices, was up 0.68 per cent. The mining giants all posted gains. BHP Billiton was up 29.5 cents to $33.54, Fortescue was 15 cents higher to $3.86 and Rio Tinto added 93 cents to $55.83. Woodside ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Commodities prices were mostly down, including oil and gold. Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto was 18 cents weaker at $54.72, BHP Billiton shed three cents to $33.29 but Fortescue Metals was up two cents to $3.63. Among the banks, ANZ was up four cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... which has resulted in strong moves in the resources space," Mr Walker said. "The major banks are holding their own today too." BHP Billiton was up 27.5 cents to $33.26, Rio Tinto gained 34.5 cents to $54.29 and Fortescue was seven cents higher at $3.52. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... the RBA will also release its index of commodity prices for September. The mining giants and major banks all opened higher. BHP Billiton was up 29 cents to $33.41 and Rio Tinto added 39.5 cents to $53.75. ANZ was seven cents higher at $24.86, National ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... impact at all," he said. Resources stocks, which are often tied to concerns about global growth, were slightly weaker, with BHP Billiton losing 17 cents to $32.85 and Rio Tinto shedding 34 cents to $53.25. Meanwhile, construction products firm Alesco ...