The half a percentage point rise was well and truly factored into our market,

Some of these deals were done at the top of the market. Some of them are probably still in the due diligence stage and might be renegotiated or not happen at all.

There is talk of some downgrades in earnings after people had a closer look at yesterday's profit report.

I think people are pretty happy with the BHP result but the share price has not done much. These days you don't get rewarded for a good result just hammered for a bad one.

I think people are pretty happy with the BHP result but the share price has not done much. These days you don't get rewarded for a good result just hammered for a bad one,

Some of these deals were done at the top of the market. Some of them are probably still in the due diligence stage and might be renegotiated or not happen at all,