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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... be rising. The Dow also got a big boost after Citigroup raised its forecast for the price of aluminum, lifting shares of Alcoa Inc 6.6 per cent. Caterpillar Inc, a top maker of earth-moving equipment, also rose. The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... straight closing record high and metal prices advanced as the US dollar fell, driving up the shares of Chevron Corp and Alcoa Inc. Investors also took heart from fresh data suggesting the economy, while soft, was not crumbling rapidly. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... said the resource sector was strong on the back of news that China's biggest aluminium producer, Chinalco, and US group Alcoa had jointly bought a 12 per cent stake in Rio Tinto Ltd on Friday. Analysts are speculating whether the move could thwart BHP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... Sydney at 1500 AEDT. The company's president, Xioa Yaqing, will make a statement and take questions about Chinalco's and Alcoa's acquisition of a 12 per cent stake in Rio Tinto Ltd. Argo Investments Ltd releases its first half results and Ruralco Holdings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... representatives of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), Rio Tinto Iron Ore, BHP Billiton, and Alcoa. The Australian share market ended one per cent lower on Friday for the second straight day as the banks felt the pressure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... after airline maker Boeing Co reported delays in the delivery of its new Dreamliner passenger aircraft. Aluminum company Alcoa Inc also reported earnings below analysts' estimates and early corporate results sparked concerns on the outlook for profits. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... deliveries of its Dreamliner jet and early corporate results prompted concern about the outlook for profits. Aluminum company Alcoa Inc late on Tuesday reported earnings below analysts' estimates, while PetSmart Inc, the biggest US pet supplies retailer ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... all eyes will be on Rio Tinto, and investors' and analysts' reaction to its tilt at Alcan. A rival bidder for the company, Alcoa, later withdrew its offer for Alcan. Alcoa shares jumped in the US overnight on speculation it is a target of BHP Billiton. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... biggest miner today declined to comment on media reports that it was considering a takeover bid for either Alcan Inc or Alcoa Inc. Alumina, which owns 40 per cent of the world's biggest alumina business with Alcoa holding the rest, lost one cent to $8.03. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... after a sharp drop in Chinese stocks on concerns about speculative investments triggered a global equity rout. Shares of Alcoa, the world's largest aluminum company, rose to their highest in more than five years after Canada's Alcan said it was in discussions ...