BHP Billiton Limited (BHP.AX)
| Previous close | 45.72 |
| Open | 46.00 |
| Bid | 46.02 x 68400 |
| Ask | 46.04 x 105900 |
| Day's range | 45.62 - 46.09 |
| 52-week range | 41.66 - 50.84 |
| Volume | |
| Avg. volume | 8,441,257 |
| Market cap | 233.493B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.86 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 21.12 |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings date | N/A |
| Forward dividend & yield | 2.35 (5.13%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 07 Mar 2024 |
| 1y target est | N/A |
- AFP
Crunch time looms for BHP's bid to buy Anglo American
Mining behemoth BHP must overcome major hurdles to salvage its faltering pursuit of rival Anglo American, analysts said Monday as a midweek deadline over the seismic takeover bid approaches.BHP did not reply to a request for comment from AFP. Anglo American said: "UK laws restrict us from commenting ahead of the deadline." sft/arb/dan
- CityAM
FTSE 100 today: British blue-chip index set for subdued start amid cautious US Fed comments
Asian markets dipped. Oil prices fell, gold stayed near highs, and Australia's BHP Group surged. Focus on Fedspeak and BOE's Andrew Bailey.
- Reuters
BHP shares hit 3-month high as deadline for formal Anglo bid looms
PERTH (Reuters) -Shares of BHP Group touched a three-month high on Tuesday about 36 hours ahead of a deadline to lodge a formal bid for rival miner Anglo American, which last week rejected a sweetened $43 billion takeover proposal. The world's largest listed miner's shares are benefiting from good news including fresh stimulus for China's property sector, copper prices reaching record highs and a growing view that BHP will not make another tilt at Anglo, according to Andy Forster, senior investment officer at Argo Investments, a BHP shareholder. Under UK takeover rules, BHP has until 1600 GMT on Wednesday to make a binding bid for Anglo American or it will be forced to walk away for at least six months.
