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PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
... per cent during the 1950s. Exports of iron ore, gold and copper are expected to lead the 25 per cent increase in resource sector exports. Iron ore exports will tally about $34 billion according to current contracts and prices are still forecast to rise ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... S&P/ASX 200 decreased by 58.3 points to 4998.5 to continue the side ways tendency it has had for a few months. The resource sector, which has been the mainstay of Australian economic growth over the last few years, has suffered from the combined effects ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... around US$64 a barrel. Analysis of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics data shows that the resource sector's contribution to exports rose from 37 per cent in the March quarter to beyond 50 per cent for this latest June quarter. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... professionals. The Australian sharemarket fell to its lowest level in a couple of months as a result of falls in the resource sector. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 51.6 points to 4974.4 with the major contribution coming from BHP Billiton which fell $1.48 to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
... Argo Investments Ltd posts its annual results. The Australian share market closed weaker on Friday today with the resource sector leading the downward movement as metal prices lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 41.4 points to 4956.1 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... is not expected to repeat yesterday's rapid declines, further losses should be generated primarily through the resource sector, although bargain hunting after yesterday's slide could put a base under the local market. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... as a surge in base and precious metal prices overnight, together with another gain in oil prices, underpin the resource sector. Also, earnings from two of Australia's top 20 companies, as well as continued fall out from the federal budget, should underpin ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China expected this weak, that part of the resource sector could underpin some support for the market. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 17 points weaker ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2006
... market is expected to open slightly firmer as firmer base and precious metals continue to underpin the strong resource sector, while the explosion of merger news yesterday should also maintain a domestic bid tone. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
... but weakness in base and precious metals, as well as a sharp fall in oil prices, suggests some weakness for the resource sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was steady at 4,809. On the day PMP, Austereo, Amalgamated Holdings ...