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MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... exposure to the US, banks heading into reporting season and mid-cap material plays that have been oversold," he said. The mining giants opened higher on Wednesday. BHP Billiton gained 22 cents to $31.58, Rio Tinto surged $1.06 to $54.90 and Fortescue ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... futures contract was up 13 points at 4,972. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Evolution Mining March is due to post quarter results, while the Brisbane Broncos holds its annual general meeting. Meanwhile, Aurizon chief ...

Henderson acquires 33% stake in 90 West AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... resources at Colonial First State David Whitten joined the firm in July 2011. The firm invests in agriculture, energy and mining. Henderson Global is a listed Australian and United Kingdom fund manager with $103 billion in assets under management.

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... fall in the gold price has been bad news for the Aussie share market which is heavily influenced by the fortunes of the mining companies. The sell-off in gold sparked weakening in other commodities which the likes of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton depend ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... $29.085, CBA was up 60 cents at $68.74, NAB was 26.5 cents higher at $32.095 and Westpac had climbed 22.5 cents to $31.725. Mining giant BHP rebounded from losses over the past two trading days after the miner maintained production guidance for 2012/13 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... killed three and wounded more than 170. "Markets got a little exuberant on the down side," especially in the metals and mining sphere, said Mace Blicksilver of Marblehead Asset Management. Tuesday's gains were "a little bit of a reflex rebound from yesterday's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... inspire them, we should see markets drift lower. Ongoing eurozone concerns will not help." The data sparked a sell-off of mining stocks in Europe on Monday because China is a major consumer of raw materials. HONG KONG - Asian markets have slipped after ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... plunged more than 10 per cent in value. Kingsgate Consolidated had slid 15.19 per cent, or 53 cents, to $2.96, Newcrest Mining was off 8.35 per cent at $17.90 and OceanaGold was down 11.5 per cent, or 27 cents, at $2.08. Australia's dual-listed big two ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... conference in Sydney today that the sluggish performance of the domestic economy, coupled with structural changes in the mining industry, was being overlooked by the industry. "The domestic, non-mining part of the Australian economy is already weak and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... cents after coming out of a three-week trading halt. Sundance revealed late on Monday that it had ended talks with Hanlong Mining after the Chinese company ran into problems financing a $1.3 billion takeover deal. Overnight on Wall Street, stocks closed ...