Original article by Matt Chambers
The Australian – Page: 17 & 18 : 7-Dec-15

The market capitalisation of BHP Billiton was $A92bn at the end of the week ended 4 December 2015, according to data from Bloomberg. Rio Tinto’s capitalisation was $A79bn. BHP has been the world’s largest miner since 2001, and its market capitalisation exceeded that of Rio by about $A90bn in mid-2014, but this briefly narrowed to about $A10bn during the last week. BHP’s market value has been hit by a number of factors in 2015, including the South32 spin-off, uncertainty regarding its dividend payout and the downturn in commodity prices.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, SOUTH32 LIMITED – ASX S32, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BLOOMBERG LP, ALCAN INCORPORATED, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC