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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... sooner rather than later," Mr Heffernan said. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 94 cents, or 2.39 per cent, to $40.20, takeover target Rio Tinto added $2.75, or 2.26 per cent, to $124.25. Bauxite miner Alumina, the minority partner in Alcoa World Alumina ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... St George Bank slid 89 cents, or 3.4 per cent, to $25.31. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 25 cents to $38.25 and takeover target Rio Tinto added $1.27 to $119.87.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... $25.85 but Westpac dropped $1.04 cents, or 4.75 per cent, to $21.04. St George Bank, Australia's fifth largest and a takeover target for Westpac, slid $1.80 cents, or 6.33 per cent, to $26.80. NAB on Friday announced it would book an extra $830 million ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... cent, to $18.18 and Westpac fell $1.09, or 4.78 per cent, to $21.71. St George Bank, Australia's fifth largest and a takeover target for Westpac, slid $1.30 cents, or 4.38 per cent, to $28.35. Overnight in the US, shared were hammered after a weaker ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... Europe and China will seriously curtail demand. Mining giant BHP Billiton fell 91 cents, or 2.35 per cent to $37.77 while takeover target Rio Tinto lost $4.07, or 3.37 per cent to $116.05. Bauxite miner Alumina fell two cents at $4.41. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... Australia Bank rose 46 cents to $25.86 and ANZ advanced 45 cents to $17.57. Westpac picked up 49 cents to $19.17 and takeover target St George firmed 60 cents to $25.25. Market leader BHP Billiton lost 69 cents to $38.67 and Rio Tinto dropped $2.62 to ...

Fundies use proxy voting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... managers used the full weight of their proxy voting power was on promoting shareholder rights and weakening corporate takeover defenses.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... Australia Bank falling 80 cents, or three per cent to $25.67. Westpac shed 82 cents, or 4.2 per cent, to $18.52 and its takeover target, St George, fell 83 cents, or 3.3 per cent, to $24.65. Investment firms fell, with Macquarie Group dropping $2.86 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... cent, higher to $4.54 at 1201 AEST. At the same time, BHP Billiton was up $1.23, or 3.17 per cent, to $40.03, while its takeover target Rio Tinto had risen $3.23, or 2.66 per cent, to $124.83. "Gold miners are also performing very well thanks to an almost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Australian share market is expected to open higher today after US equities gained overnight on reports Dow Chemical will takeover a rival firm and a better-than-expected sales report from retail titan Wal-Mart. Gains in the gold and oil price overnight ...