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BHP Billiton (BLT)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£23,880m

Change Today

Price Down-107.00p ()

Share Price

1,082.00p

Sector movers: Crude slump lifts Travel

Date: Tuesday 02 Sep 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - The lower oil price has given travel stocks a boost. Budget airline easyJet is up by more than 10%.

Its rival, Ryanair, is also higher, as is British Airways. Elsewhere, cruise operator Carnival and the travel agents Thomas Cook and TUI Travel post gains.

However, metal prices have also fallen, dealing a blow to mining stocks. Gold prices fell for the third day in a row in London, dragging down Hochschild Mining and Patagonia Gold.

FTSE 100 miners are also down in line with lower copper prices. Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are among the worst hit.

Platinum miners lose value as prices for the precious metal fall in line with a weak outlook for car sales, reducing demand for the platinum’s use in making catalytic converters. Aquarius Platinum and Platinum Australia are among the companies suffering.

Top performing sectors so far today
General Retailers 1,365.20 +3.88%
Technology Hardware & Equipment 253.10 +3.48%
Travel & Leisure 4,720.40 +3.37%
Life Insurance 4,340.50 +3.29%
Forestry & Paper 3,557.20 +3.28%

Bottom performing sectors so far today
Mining 21,312.80 -4.13%
Oil Equipment Services & Distribution 16,903.30 -2.91%
Oil & Gas Producers 7,517.30 -2.54%
Industrial Metals 5,995.50 -2.36%
Electricity 7,841.80 -0.89%

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BHP Billiton Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,082.00p Price Down
Change Today -107.00p
52 Week High 2,196.00
52 Week Low 752.50
Volume 21,923,995
Shares Issued 2,207.01m
Market Cap £23,880m
Beta 1.53
RiskGrade 573

Performance Indicators

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
32.66% below the market average32.66% below the market average32.66% below the market average32.66% below the market average32.66% below the market average
96.76% below the sector average96.76% below the sector average96.76% below the sector average96.76% below the sector average96.76% below the sector average
Price Trend
50.90% above the market average50.90% above the market average50.90% above the market average50.90% above the market average50.90% above the market average
86.53% above the sector average86.53% above the sector average86.53% above the sector average86.53% above the sector average86.53% above the sector average
Income
6.56% above the market average6.56% above the market average6.56% above the market average6.56% above the market average6.56% above the market average
52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average52% below the sector average
Growth
67.19% above the market average67.19% above the market average67.19% above the market average67.19% above the market average67.19% above the market average
74.42% below the sector average74.42% below the sector average74.42% below the sector average74.42% below the sector average74.42% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
1.17% below the market average1.17% below the market average1.17% below the market average1.17% below the market average1.17% below the market average
73.06% above the sector average73.06% above the sector average73.06% above the sector average73.06% above the sector average73.06% above the sector average
P/E
19.28% above the market average19.28% above the market average19.28% above the market average19.28% above the market average19.28% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
PEG
8.61% below the market average8.61% below the market average8.61% below the market average8.61% below the market average8.61% below the market average
58.33% below the sector average58.33% below the sector average58.33% below the sector average58.33% below the sector average58.33% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
21.05% below the market average21.05% below the market average21.05% below the market average21.05% below the market average21.05% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
EPS Growth
6.34% above the market average6.34% above the market average6.34% above the market average6.34% above the market average6.34% above the market average
27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average
Operating Margin
63.04% above the market average63.04% above the market average63.04% above the market average63.04% above the market average63.04% above the market average
80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 12
Buy 5
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 21
buy
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BHP Billiton Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 27-Feb-08
Paid 25-Sep-08 18-Mar-08
Amount 41.00¢ 29.00¢

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

BHP Billiton Key Personnel

Chair Donald Robert (Don) Argus
CEO Marius Kloppers

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