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Major Market Indices
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - fell by 11.90 points (-0.55%), finishing at 2145.90 points. The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- Wesfarmer (WES), +$0.16 (0.4%) to $39.95 on volume of 1.27m shares;
- Westfield Stapled (WDC), +$0.04 (0.24%) to $16.65 on volume of 5.73m shares;
- Fosters (FGL), +$0.01 (0.17%) to $5.85 on volume of 4.4m shares;
- Commonweallth Bank (CBA), +$0.04 (0.12%) to $32.21 on volume of 2.66m shares; and
- Woodside (WPL), -$0.00 (0%) to $19.99 on volume of 1.61m shares.
Meanwhile the following stocks brought up the rear:
- Coles Myer (CML), -$0.19 (1.95%) to $9.56 on volume of 4.22m shares;
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.73 (1.83%) to $39.07 on volume of 3.61m shares;
- AMP (AMP), -$0.10 (1.39%) to $7.12 on volume of 5.76m shares;
- Westpac (WBC), -$0.26 (1.33%) to $19.30 on volume of 3.87m shares; and
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.15 (0.99%) to $14.99 on volume of 15.17m shares.
In the smaller end of the market's capitalisation scale - the ASX Small Ordinaries - fell by -8.20 points (-0.36%), finishing at 2291.70 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- ERG (ERG), +$0.02 (6.9%) to $0.31 on volume of 4.75m shares.
- AAV (AVV), +$0.05 (3.57%) to $1.45 on volume of 835,000 shares.
- Multieme (MUL), +$0.00 (3.57%) to $0.03 on volume of 1.33m shares.
- Arc Energy (ARQ), +$0.05 (3.31%) to $1.56 on volume of 1.71m shares. and
- Cabcharge (CAB), +$0.10 (2.38%) to $4.30 on volume of 10,000 shares.
The following stocks brought up the rear in the small-caps:
- Poor old nuffie-laden Metabolic (MBP), -$0.06 (4.69%) to $1.22 on volume of 593,000 shares;
- Virotec (VTI), -$0.02 (4%) to $0.48 on volume of 127,000 shares;
- Petsec (PSA), -$0.05 (4%) to $1.20 on volume of 49,000 shares; and
- Equigold (EQI), -$0.06 (3.82%) to $1.51 on volume of 10,000 shares.
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4043.4 | -17.3 | -0.43% | 0 |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2145.9 | -11.9 | -0.55% | 0 |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 3962.8 | -19.7 | -0.49% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3286.1 | -15.7 | -0.48% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4039.4 | -19.2 | -0.47% | 0 |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4044.8 | -19 | -0.47% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4072.1 | -14.8 | -0.36% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2291.7 | -8.2 | -0.36% | 0 |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| XAO | XSO | |
| Advances | 131 | 193 |
| Declines | 211 | 0 |
| Advancing Volume | 141.77m | 0m |
| Declining Volume | 213.13m | 0m |
Broad Market Internals
The market internals really don't look that bad, considering the weakness today. Fewer 52-week lows than yesterday, for example.
| Indicator | Level | +/- | % |
| Advances | 360 | -41 | -10.22 |
| Declines | 472 | 75 | 18.89 |
| Unchanged | 303 | -5 | -1.62 |
| Total Traded Value | 2183 | 907 | 71.08 |
| New 52 Week Highs | 40 | -27 | -40.3 |
| New 52 Week Lows | 5 | -7 | -58.33 |
| Equity Call Option Volume | 26148 | -12553 | -32.44 |
| Equity Put Option Volume | 27227 | -3538 | -11.5 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Healthcare which gained 0.22% to 4590.60 points. The sector was helped by
- Sigma (SIG), +$0.21 (2.26%) to $9.50 on volume of 157,000 shares;
- Resmed Cdi 10 (RMD), +$0.12 (1.84%) to $6.63 on volume of 228,000 shares;
- Ramsay (RHC), +$0.07 (0.96%) to $7.35 on volume of 196,000 shares;
- CSL (CSL), +$0.21 (0.72%) to $29.50 on volume of 326,000 shares; and
- Ventracor (VCR), +$0.01 (0.71%) to $1.41 on volume of 229,000 shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Industrials which gained 0.19% to 4888.10 points. The sector leaders were -
- Pmp Ltd (PMP), +$0.05 (2.38%) to $2.15 on volume of 2.25m shares;
- Henry Walker Eltin (HWE), +$0.01 (1.92%) to $0.53 on volume of 685,000 shares;
- Prime Infrastructure Stapled (PIF), +$0.02 (1.61%) to $1.26 on volume of 354,000 shares;
- Brambles (BIL), +$0.10 (1.41%) to $7.18 on volume of 4.34m shares; and
- Adsteam (ADZ), +$0.02 (1.24%) to $1.63 on volume of 559,000 shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Materials which lost 1.01% to 6542.40 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Sims Group (SMS), -$0.60 (3.33%) to $17.40 on volume of 178,000 shares;
- Kingsgate (KCN), -$0.08 (3.24%) to $2.39 on volume of 349,000 shares;
- Oxiana (OXR), -$0.03 (3.09%) to $0.94 on volume of 10.02m shares;
- Minara (MRE), -$0.05 (2.72%) to $1.79 on volume of 920,000 shares; and
- Wattyl (WYL), -$0.09 (2.61%) to $3.36 on volume of 494,000 shares.
Just in front of the last place on the sector table was Consumer Staples which lost 0.58% to 5583.20 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Coca Cola Amatil (CCL), -$0.20 (2.44%) to $8.00 on volume of 1.08m shares;
- Coles Myer (CML), -$0.19 (1.95%) to $9.56 on volume of 4.22m shares;
- SPC Ardmona (SPC), -$0.01 (0.45%) to $2.20 on volume of 449,000 shares;
- AWB (AWB), -$0.02 (0.43%) to $4.61 on volume of 444,000 shares; and
- Woolworths (WOW), -$0.06 (0.4%) to $14.90 on volume of 2.04m shares.
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4590.6 | 10 | 0.22% |
| XNJ | Industrials | 4888.1 | 9.2 | 0.19% |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1855.4 | 2.6 | 0.14% |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 392.4 | -0.3 | -0.08% |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4576.4 | -8.2 | -0.18% |
| XEJ | Energy | 6984.9 | -20.2 | -0.29% |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1766.5 | -5.6 | -0.32% |
| XFJ | Financials | 4834.1 | -20.3 | -0.42% |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2432.3 | -12.7 | -0.52% |
| XXJ | ASX200 ex Property Trusts | 4823.2 | -28.2 | -0.58% |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5583.2 | -32.7 | -0.58% |
| XMJ | Materials | 6542.4 | -66.9 | -1.01% |
All Ordinaries Volume Leaders
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ZYL | Zylotech | 0.008 | 0.002 | 33.33% | 125.05m |
| JRV | Jervois | 0.03 | -0.01 | -13.16% | 88.25m |
| AFT | AFT Corp | 0.027 | 0.01 | 28.57% | 72.69m |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources | 0.08 | 0.01 | 18.57% | 61.13m |
| RRS | Range Resources | 0.051 | -0.01 | -10.53% | 57.21m |
All Ordinaries Top Gainers
Although Resources (or Materials, if you prefer... whatever) was the dog sector today, the small-cap movers look very Resources-ish.
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| TIR | Titan Resources | 0.145 | 0.06 | 79.01% | 32.57m |
| CNT | Centamin Egypt | 0.29 | 0.04 | 14% | 285000 |
| ERG | ERG Limited | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.9% | 4.75m |
| BOC | Bougainville | 0.39 | 0.02 | 5.41% | 166972 |
| TPX | Tasmanian Trust | 5.00 | 0.25 | 5.26% | 1000 |
All Ordinaries Top Losers
Why isn't OTT in the new-fangled Telecommunications GICS sector? (Maybe because it's too small... not sure... most telecomms are now too small for the Top 200)
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| OTT | Open Telecommun | 0.32 | -0.04 | -9.86% | 25000 |
| CAG | Cape Range | 0.037 | 0003 | -7.5% | 380000 |
| TRY | Troy Rsc | 3.00 | -0.19 | -5.96% | 29200 |
| CGX | Central Asia Gold | 0.64 | -0.04 | -5.88% | 200 |
| NVE | Novera Energy | 0.33 | -0.02 | -5.71% | 64540 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
The Kiwi Market advanced 22.95 points (0.01%) to a new all-time high at 3087.39 points.
Individual stocks that dud well included...
- Promina Group (PMN), +$0.20 (3.45%) to $6.00 on volume of 48,000 shares;
- AXA Asia Pacific (AXA), +$0.10 (2.27%) to $4.50 on volume of 34,000 shares;
- Mainfreight (MFT), +$0.05 (2.22%) to $2.30 on volume of 41,000 shares;
- The Warehouse Group (WHS), +$0.08 (2.2%) to $3.71 on volume of 112,000 shares;
- Ports Of Auckland (POA), +$0.15 (2.19%) to $7.00 on volume of 111,000 shares; and
- Fisher & Paykel (FPA), +$0.09 (2.09%) to $4.39 on volume of 113,000 shares.
On the other hand, Japan and Hong Kong got pretty soundly thrashed on the heels of the US market decline: banks and brokerage stocks hurt the Nikkei the most, with export-oriented stocks mitigating the damage due to the weakening of the Yen.
As with yesterday, not a single issue in the big-cap Hang Seng was able to muster a gain; the index was walloped for close to 2% (it's not closed yet though), led lower by
- Henderson Investments (0097), -$0.55 (4.89%) to HK$10.70 on volume of 2.2m shares;
- Wheelock (0020), -$0.50 (4.05%) to HK$11.85 on volume of 1.58m shares;
- Henderson Land (0012), -$1.50 (3.78%) to HK$38.20 on volume of 6.59m shares;
- Cheong Kung Holdings (1038), -$0.80 (3.73%) to HK$20.65 on volume of 4.31m shares;
- Cathay Pacific Air (0293), -$0.50 (3.42%) to HK$14.10 on volume of 5.51m shares; and
- China Resources (0291), -$0.40 (3.35%) to HK$11.55 on volume of 1.94m shares.
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3087.392 | 22.95 | 0.75% | -na- |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11419.66 | -98.09 | -0.85% | 69090 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 885.19 | -1.71 | -0.19% | 338382 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2073.57 | 5.08 | 0.25% | 81.21m |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 13786.77 | -259.13 | -1.84% | 299.87m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 907.71 | 5.22 | 0.58% | 26.52m |
Main SFE Futures Contracts
| Code | Instrument | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| SPI05M | SPI200 Index SFE | 4039 | -36 | -0.88% | 13583 |
| IR05M | 90-day Bank Bills SFE | 94.59 | -0.01 | -0.01% | 13913 |
| YT05M | 3-yr Bond SFE | 94.7 | -0.02 | -0.02% | 111766 |
| XT05M | 10-yr Bond SFE | 94.5 | -0.02 | -0.02% | 35161 |
