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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... catapulting $US58.11 from Friday's local close of $US1,557.89. Resources stocks were among the hardest hit, with market heavyweight BHP Billiton falling 67.5 cents, or 2.13 per cent to $31.055. Rio Tinto slumped $1.87, or 3.37 per cent, to $53.66, and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... 0.23 per cent, to 1,310.33. The tech-laden Nasdaq eased 10.02 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 2,827.34.. On the local market, BHP Billiton had fallen 43 cents, or 1.35 per cent, to $31.54, while Rio Tinto lost $1.22 or 2.15 per cent, to $55.635. Gold major ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... The Australian dollar fell below 97 US cents on the news, and was trading at 97.09 US cents by 1200 AEST. Market heavyweight BHP Billiton sank further into negative territory, trading down 71 cents, or 2.21 per cent, to $31.46 after trading 1.74 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Xinhua news agency reported China's government did not plan to introduce stimulus measures on the same scale as it did in 2008. BHP Billiton fell 36 cents, or 1.11 per cent to $32.01 by 1205 AEST, while Rio Tinto dropped 89 cents, or 1.53 per cent to ...

ASX launches Equity OTC Clear service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... positions. The ASX Equity OTC Clear service is initially available over the 19 most liquid equity options, which are AMP, ANZ, AWC, BHP, BSL, CBA, FMG, MQG, NAB, NCM, OZL, QBE, RIO, STO, TLS, WBC, WES, WOW and WPL, and also over the index XJO option ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... according to IRESS data. Materials stocks (down one per cent) and gold (down 0.73 per cent) were also in negative territory. BHP was the worst-performing stock on the S&P/ASX20, falling 1.44 per cent, or 46 cents, to $31.59, while Rio was off 1.14 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... crisis also knocked US markets lower on Friday. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to 12,454.83. Locally, shares in BHP Billiton were 45 cents higher at $32.06 while Rio Tinto shares were 65 cent higher at $58.53. National turnover was 195 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... said. "Anything can happen in Europe at the moment, so people are probably still fairly nervous." In the resource sector, BHP Billiton was down 22.5 cents to $31.765, while Rio had shed nine cents to $56.27. ANZ was the worst performer among the big ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... portfolio manager at Tyndall AM said the asset manager's exposure to China is represented in overweight positions in Rio (+4%), BHP (+2%), Iluka (+2%) and Whitehaven Coal (+1%), saying major resource stocks have underperformed and are currently cheap. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... Monadelphous Group was one of the stronger performers, rising 2.9 per cent to $20.50 at the open. Shares in Market heavyweight BHP Billiton were 35 cents, or 1.1 per cent, higher at $32.28 while Rio Tinto shares were 44 cents, or 0.78 per cent, higher ...