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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices closing slightly higher, and commodities and metals prices weaker. At 0725 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... was down $1.65, or 2.29 per cent, at $70.35, and BHP Billiton had lost 56 cents, or 1.35 per cent, at $40.94 after base metals prices fell overnight. A weak lead from the US financial sector was the main constraint for local banks. NAB was 14 cents lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... volume of 16,011 contracts. "The main drivers of the market are BHP and Rio following on from weaker leads on the London Metals Exchange and a weaker Australian dollar," said RBS Morgans private client adviser Craig Walker. "There are also declines among ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... anti-trust investigation into Rio and BHP's proposal to share iron ore assets in Western Australia. Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals also declined, losing 25 cents, or 5.22 per cent, to $4.54 while aluminium producer Alumina lost 9.5 cents, or 5.56 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... fall in the US on Friday had led to a weaker local market. "The major banks are down and generally the resources, preious metals and oil [companies] are also weaker," Mr Russell said. "I expect it to be a quiet day ahead of the Australia Day public holiday." ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... stock, fell $1.16, or 2.7 per cent, to $41.51, while rival Rio Tinto lost $2.45, or 3.2 per cent, to $73.10. Fortescue Metals dropped 22 cents, or 4.4 per cent, to $4.77. The major banks added their weight to the slump. ANZ led them lower, falling 60 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender for Treasury notes totaling $1.7 billion. In company news, Fortescue Metals Group, Santos and OZ Minerals release fourth quarter production reports. Petsec Energy will release its fourth quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... market has received generally positive leads overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices higher, along with precious metals and copper, although the price of crude oil fell again. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... to $280 million to $320 million from the previous $320 million to $335 million. The major miners were weaker after base metals closed lower overnight. BHP Billiton dropped 28 cents, or 0.64 per cent, to $43.21, and rival Rio Tinto traded down 38 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... Australian market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices lower, along with precious and base metals and oil. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 50 points lower at 4,841. ...