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Return to the Poseidon adventure: Rio Tinto breaks $100.

Australasian Business Intelligence, June, 2007

Byline: Vanessa Burrow

Jun 18, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Rio Tinto is the first Australian-listed company since Poseidon in the 1970s to reach a price of $A100 per share. The milestone was set on 18 June 2007, just beating Macquarie Bank and CSL, which closed at $A90.10 and $A87.45 respectively. Rio finished at $99.99. Within the last week forecasts were positive for iron ore prices and Rio Tinto's capacity. Analysts see the share price continuing to rise, perhaps to over $A103.00.

Publication Date: 19 June 2007

RIO TINTO LIMITED - ASX RIO

POSEIDON EXPLORATION LIMITED

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED - ASX MBL

CSL LIMITED - ASX CSL

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