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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... shrugging off a mixed lead from offshore markets where Wall Street and oil prices finished firmer but precious and base metals prices were weaker. But the trend eased during the morning, after the release of employment data for February which showed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... received a mixed set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and crude oil finishing higher, but precious and base metals prices were weaker. At 0827 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 20 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market received a mostly positive set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and base metals prices trading higher. But gold and oil prices were weaker. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and oil prices flat in afternoon trade but metals prices weaker. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was seven points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... At 1210 AEDT, mining giant BHP Billiton was up 28 cents at $42.56 and Rio Tinto had gained 64 cents to $75.04. Fortescue Metals was one cent higher at $4.89.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... US markets were slightly lower overnight and did not provide much of a lead to the local bourse, but solid gains in base metals prices had driven gains in resources stocks. "There's been a little bit of improvement across the materials sector, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... analyst Ben Potter said gold stocks and diversified mining companies were the best performers during the morning. "Base metals on the London Metals Exchange had a pretty strong night last night and they were also the leading sector in the US," Mr Potter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... points, 1.02 per cent, to 1,115.71. LONDON - Miners pushed European stock markets higher on Monday, offsetting weak banks, as metals prices jumped sharply on fears of disruption to copper supplies after the devastating earthquake in Chile. In London ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... Australian shares were dragged lower after resources heavyweights BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd lost ground on softer base metals prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 69.8 points, or 1.48 per cent, at 4,648.5 points, and the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon on Wednesday as weaker base metals prices pulled back the resources sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 61.4 points weaker, by 1.3 per cent, at 4,656.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...