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 S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) finished the week on another positive note as ASX iron ore shares like BHP (ASX:BHP) made headlines.
The Australian share market, otherwise known as S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) or All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO), continued on a downward trend on Wednesday, to open the month of June by falling 0.8 per cent.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) and All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) ended slightly higher on Wednesday despite the Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) share price and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price taking a bath following concerns over lithium prices.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) delivered a strong finish to the week as Appen (ASX:APX) and Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) shares were in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) shed 0.7% on Thursday as the Appen (ASX:APX) share price made headlines on takeover news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) was weighed down on Tuesday by concerns that COVID-19 lockdowns have hurt economic growth in China.
The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) couldn’t overcome growing concerns about stagflation on Thursday as Ramsay (ASX:RHC) and Webjet (ASX:WEB) made headlines.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) gained 1% on Wednesday on the back of a 2.5% jump in the materials sector as Fortescue (ASX:FMG) made headlines.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) fell another 1.2% to start the week as Westpac (ASX:WBC) and Magellan (ASX:MFG) shares made headlines.
