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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... production since 2004 - about the time the Chinese economy took off. Investors who bought companies that mined and dug rocks and metals under the ground five years ago and did a Rip Van Winkle (slept) might find it hard to believe that a GFC ever transpired. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... mining stocks, BHP Billiton was up 48 cents at $39.04 at 1207 AEST, Rio Tinto had gained 41 cents to $75.71 and Fortescue Metals Group had put on six cents to $5.03. Rio Tinto said it would invest $US803 million ($A859 million) to upgrade its Argyle ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... through the financial sector, with the majority of the resources companies flat to weaker in the face of some ordinary base metals prices and a drop in the oil price overnight," Mr Manley said. "We are seeing a little bit of steam coming out of the gold ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets, after Wall Street closed higher but oil and metals prices fell. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 19 points higher at ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... despite Wall St finishing flat and record falls on Tuesday in Tokyo. European markets were higher overnight, and precious metals were up, too. Oil and copper fell. At 0755 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... trading overnight has delivered poor leads to the Australian market on Tuesday. Wall Street reversed Friday's gains, although metals were flat to higher. Oil fell. European markets were lower, too. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street stock indices ended lower, as did precious metals, but base metals and oil were up. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... negatives." Among the mining giants, Rio Tinto was down 43 cents at $69.02 and BHP Billiton dropped 36 cents at $37.08. Fortescue Metals defied the trend, gaining 15 cents, or 3.46 per cent, at $4.49, after the iron ore miner posted a 14 per cent rise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... morning, with a late surge on Wall Street ending in a positive finish to the day's trade after earlier losses. Precious metals and oil were higher, too, although base metals were lower. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... session. We had all those usual hotspots rear their ugly heads: US treasuries rallying, gold was up, oil was down, base metals were down, so we were never going to have a praticularly solid day," Mr Taylor said. "It really does come off the back of the ...