Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australian shares slip; investors cautious on euro woes, Rio results

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Australian shares slip; investors cautious on euro woes, Rio results Feb 14th 2013, 23:21 Tweet Share this Email Print Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:21pm EST SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares dipped 0.2 percent in early trade as the market consolidated recent strong gains and investors remained cautious after weak euro zone growth data and a $3 billion annual loss from Rio Tinto. Global iron ore miner Rio Tinto Ltd fell 2.6 percent to A$70.20, while rival BHP Billiton eased 1.0 percent. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 10.8 points to 5,026.1 by 2314 GMT. The index hit a 4-1/2 year high on Thursday, closing up 0.7 percent at 5,036.9 points. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index fell 1.1 percent, or 47.2 points to 4,192. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Richard Pullin) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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