Monday, June 18, 2007

Australian Shares Decline, Led by BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto on Lower Metals

(Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks fell, snapping three
days of gains. BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group dropped after
metals prices declined.

``The bullishness we've seen among the mining stocks over the
past few years hasn't taken account of the risk of the global
economy slowing,'' said Angus Gluskie, who manages about $380
million at White Funds Management in Sydney. ``We have been very
aware of the potential for an economic pullback and so we haven't
been as keen on resources stocks as other investors.''


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