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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... $US1,574.77 per fine ounce, up $US26.64 from Thursday's local close of $US1,548.13 per ounce. Australia's biggest company BHP was 2.1 per cent lower at $32.10, while Rio was down 3.5 per cent at $56.18. Fortescue metals lost 6.5 per cent to $4.69. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... data. The metals and minerals (up 1.09 per cent) and materials (up 1.06 per cent) sectors were also in positive territory. BHP was 30 cents higher at $32.79, while Rio has advanced 46 cents to $58.45. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.95 per cent to 6579.33 points. The mining giants were mixed in Australia on Monday. BHP Billiton was 11 cents down to $34.43, Rio Tinto was down 11 cents to $60.96 and Fortescue Metals was half a cent to $5.38. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... Pharmaceuticals, Grange Resources and Stonehenge Metals are all due to hold general meetings. The mining giants were mixed. BHP Billiton was down 10 cents to $34.58, Rio Tinto was 66 cents lower at $61.60 but Fortescue Metals was four cents higher at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... to hold general meetings. OneSteel shares were down 1.5 cents to $1.21. The mining giants all experienced gains on Tuesday. BHP Billiton was up 17 cents to $34.74, Rio Tinto was 29 cents higher to $62.29 and Fortescue Metals rose seven cents to $5.27. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... previous corresponding period. Shares in Orica were 12 cents lower at $26.42. The mining giants were all lower on Monday. BHP Billiton was $1.24 lower at $34.79, Fortescue Metals was 20 cents lower at $5.33 and Rio Tinto dropped $2.39 to $62.52. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... in risk appetite in all equity markets overnight had influenced local trading. That caused most commodity stocks to fall. BHP was down 26 cents at $35.99 and Rio Tinto was down 99 cents at $64.44. Larger falls were posted by energy producer Santos, down ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... consequently reflect the market itself as the leading five stocks on loan right now are Rio Tinto, CommBank, Westpac, Wesfarmers and BHP Billiton which make up 60% of the total loan securities. While short selling is one reason market traders would want ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... 4,432 points, with 9,575 contracts traded. Australia's two major miners were up more than 0.8 per cent in early morning trade. BHP had risen 30 cents to $36.27 and Rio was 62 cents higher at $66.41. The energy sector was up 0.64 per cent, while materials ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... and its full year distribution per security would be 24 cents. Both the mining giants and the four major banks were mixed. BHP Billiton was 23 cents higher at $35.78, Rio Tinto was 41 cents down at $65.94 and Fortescue Metals was steady at $5.84. Commonwealth ...