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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... the materials sector was around 0.8 per cent higher. BHP shares were 29 cents, or 0.82 per cent, higher at $35.84 and Rio Tinto shares were 58 cents, or 0.88 per cent, higher at $66.83. Major financial stocks were also trading well on Friday morning. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... Friday's local close of $US1,732.95 per ounce. The big miners were firmer at noon - BHP had advanced 62 cents to $35.82 and Rio Tinto was up $1.20 at $67.77. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the market has been trading sideways since August ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... and the Commonwealth Bank was up five cents at $49.90. Resources shares were mixed, with BHP up 14 cents at $35.44 and Rio Tinto down 28 cents to $67.00. In the retail sector, Billabong International shares rallied around 50 per cent after the company ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... $20.40 and ANZ was down 19 cents at $21.51. The miners were also weaker. BHP opened 67 cents lower at $35.43, while Rio Tinto slipped $1.51 cents to $67.36. In companies news Westpac Banking Corporation's first-quarter cash profit fell slightly due to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... to increasing financial and macroeconomic risks from the euro area crisis. Making news on Tuesday, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto said the pair would spend $US4 billion ($A3.75 billion) to increase production at the Escondida copper mine in Chile. BHP was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... $21.92. Major resources and energy stocks were also mixed, with mining giant BHP Billiton gaining eight cents to $36.38, Rio Tinto down 29 cents to $69.69, and Woodside Petroleum losing 14 cents to $35.26. Announcements from corporates continued to flow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... index futures contract was down 16 points at 4,241, with 8,690 contracts traded. Other resources stocks were also lower. Rio Tinto releases its full-year results after the market closes on Thursday. Its shares had fallen 66 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... said. Mr Voller said Thursday would be a particularly busy day for the local share market with News Corp, Telstra and Rio Tinto reporting earnings results. "We're keenly awaiting those numbers to see how they might affect our market," he said. "So, people ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... as investors bought riskier assets. Major local companies that are reporting earnings this week include BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, News Corp, Telstra Corp and Newcrest Mining. National Australia Bank also releases its trading update on Tuesday. At 1020 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... 59 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $37.50 after it announced it had sold its Richards Bay Minerals arm in South Africa to Rio Tinto, in a deal that sees BHP exiting the titanium metals industry. Rio Tinto gained $1.82, or 2.6 per cent, to $70.56. Wesfarmers ...