BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) is a world-leading resources company, extracting and processing minerals (like iron ore and copper), oil and gas, and has more than 62,000 employees and contractors, primarily in Australia and the Americas. Headquartered in Melbourne, BHP has shares listed on both the ASX and London Stock Exchange (BHP Billiton Plc).
The Australian stock market has given up all of the gains that it had made in 2023, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) losing 56.6 points, or 0.8%, on Monday to 6,844.1, with resources weakness the major culprit. That puts the index in the red by 2.8% for the year.
Coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) gained several hundred million in value, as share prices rallied 11.5% on news of a deal with BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP).
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.30% to 7077.60.
The local share market snapped its losing streak, with both the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) gaining 0.4% on a settling of bond yields and the latest Reserve Bank meeting minutes.
The BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) share price is in focus after the ASX mining share announced its update for the first quarter of FY24.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.42% to 7056.10.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished down -0.35% to 7026.50.
In a higher rate environment with equities offering an underwhelming risk premium, many are questioning whether equities still offer much capital growth upside.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.41% to 6954.20.