Freeport (NYSE:FCX), BHP (NYSE:BHP), Rio (NYSE:RTP), Vale (NYSE:VALE) Finish Good Week Strong

Freeport-McMoran (NYSE:FCX), BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) Vale (NYSE:VALE), all moved up nicely in the trading session, ending a week which started slow, but picked up strong on Wednesday and continued on through the week.

Freeport ended the session at $65.98 a share, up $2.82, or 4.46 percent.

Rio came in at $48.29, gaining $1.01, or 2.14 percent.

BHP finished the day at $67.84, rising by $1.09, or 1.65 percent.

And finally, Vale had a more modest gain of $0.59 a share, bringing them to $26.31 on the day, or 2.29 percent.