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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - rose by 9.90 points (0.24%), finishing at 4156.20 points. The index hit an intraday high of 4159.70 and its low was 4137.7. The Index that runs SFE's Share Price index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 - rose by 10.50 points (0.25%), finishing at 4161.80 points; another new closing record.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - rose by 10.90 points (0.50%), finishing at 2206.30 points. The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- QBE Insurance Group (QBE), +$0.32 (2.09%) to $15.63 on volume of 2.8m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), +$0.34 (2.03%) to $17.12 on volume of 7.65m shares;
- News Corporation (NWSLV), +$0.42 (1.97%) to $21.76 on volume of 5.72m shares;
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), +$0.25 (1.32%) to $19.15 on volume of 4.04m shares; and
- Australia And New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), +$0.24 (1.17%) to $20.74 on volume of 3.4m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.95 (2.15%) to $43.15 on volume of 4.1m shares;
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.16 (0.94%) to $16.95 on volume of 17.45m shares; and
- Alumina (AWC), -$0.05 (0.83%) to $5.95 on volume of 6.02m shares;
- Foster's Group (FGL), -$0.02 (0.37%) to $5.35 on volume of 6.94m shares; and
- Woolworths (WOW), -$0.05 (0.34%) to $14.55 on volume of 2.03m shares.
At the smaller end of the market's capitalisation scale, the ASX Small Ordinaries Index - the only place where underexploited value exists with any regularity - fell by -3.20 points (-0.13%), finishing at 2406.50 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Virotec International (VTI), +$0.05 (8.93%) to $0.61 on volume of 961,000 shares;
- Clough (CLO), +$0.04 (7.69%) to $0.56 on volume of 1.85m shares;
- Macarthur Coal (MCC), +$0.35 (6.25%) to $5.95 on volume of 520,000 shares;
- Perilya (PEM), +$0.06 (6.06%) to $1.05 on volume of 2.27m shares; and
- SP Telemedia (SOT), +$0.12 (5.17%) to $2.44 on volume of 299,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Circadian Technologies (CIR), -$0.18 (8.45%) to $1.95 on volume of 30,000 shares;
- SPC Ardmona (SPC), -$0.11 (5.05%) to $2.07 on volume of 310,000 shares; and
- Norwood Abbey (NAL), -$0.03 (4.69%) to $0.61 on volume of 927,000 shares;
- Orbital Corporation (OEC), -$0.01 (4.55%) to $0.11 on volume of 116,000 shares; and
- Oceana Gold (OGD), -$0.03 (4.11%) to $0.70 on volume of 1.98m shares.
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4156.2 | 9.9 | 0.24% | 664.1m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2206.3 | 10.9 | 0.5% | 113.27m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4082.7 | 14.8 | 0.36% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3380.6 | 10 | 0.3% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4161.8 | 10.5 | 0.25% | 0 |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4168.8 | 10.7 | 0.26% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4153.9 | -4.4 | -0.11% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2406.5 | -3.2 | -0.13% | 189.38m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
[Commentary]
| XAO | XSO | ASX20 | |
| Advances | 172 | 74 | 14 |
| Declines | 193 | 79 | 5 |
| Advancing Volume | 345.17m | 101.03m | 74.12m |
| Declining Volume | 243.55m | 67.33m | 36.53 |
Broad Market Internals
[Commentary]
| Indicator | Level | +/- | % |
| Advances | 412 | -16 | -3.74 |
| Declines | 458 | 4 | 0.88 |
| Unchanged | 316 | -19 | -5.67 |
| Total Traded Value | 3334 | -586 | -14.95 |
| New 52 Week Highs | 61 | -22 | -26.51 |
| New 52 Week Lows | 22 | 6 | 37.5 |
| Equity Call Option Volume | 45468 | -15333 | -25.22 |
| Equity Put Option Volume | 34041 | -14794 | -30.29 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Property Trusts which gained 0.97% to 1839.70 points. The sector was helped by
- Valad Property Group (VPG), +$0.03 (2.27%) to $1.35 on volume of 4.66m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), +$0.34 (2.03%) to $17.12 on volume of 7.65m shares;
- Stockland (SGP), +$0.11 (1.92%) to $5.84 on volume of 2.94m shares;
- Macquarie Prologis Trust (MPR), +$0.02 (1.8%) to $1.13 on volume of 5.92m shares; and
- Centro Properties Group. (CNP), +$0.08 (1.53%) to $5.31 on volume of 2.89m shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Telecommunications which gained 0.90% to 1820.10 points. The sector leaders were -
- Telecom Corporation Of New Zealand (TEL), +$0.15 (2.65%) to $5.82 on volume of 2.13m shares;
- Telstra Corporation. (TLS), +$0.03 (0.59%) to $5.10 on volume of 17.54m shares.
The bronze today went to Information Technology which gained 0.89% to 420.90 points. The sector was led by
- Computershare. (CPU), +$0.10 (1.56%) to $6.50 on volume of 2.95m shares;
- IRESS Market Technology (IRE), +$0.01 (0.25%) to $4.04 on volume of 258,000 shares;
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), -$0.00 (0%) to $3.15 on volume of 190,000 shares;
- ERG (ERG), -$0.00 (0%) to $0.32 on volume of 774,000 shares; and
- MYOB (MYO), -$0.00 (0%) to $1.16 on volume of 267,000 shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Materials which lost 0.69% to 7050.20 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Great Southern Plantations (GTP), -$0.13 (2.6%) to $4.87 on volume of 1.35m shares;
- Smorgon Steel Group. (SSX), -$0.03 (2.34%) to $1.25 on volume of 1.8m shares; and
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.95 (2.15%) to $43.15 on volume of 4.1m shares;
- Gunns (GNS), -$0.09 (1.94%) to $4.55 on volume of 227,000 shares; and
- Sims Group (SMS), -$0.33 (1.81%) to $17.88 on volume of 131,000 shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was Utilities which lost 0.65% to 4757.60 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), -$0.22 (1.52%) to $14.29 on volume of 2.62m shares;
- Gasnet Australia Group (GAS), -$0.01 (0.38%) to $2.59 on volume of 117,000 shares;
- Diversified Utility And Energy Trusts (DUE), -$0.01 (0.38%) to $2.59 on volume of 4.21m shares;
- Envestra (ENV), -$0.00 (0%) to $1.10 on volume of 517,000 shares; and
- Australian Pipeline Trust (APA), +$0.01 (0.27%) to $3.72 on volume of 169,000 shares.
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1839.7 | 17.7 | 0.97% | 116.46m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1820.1 | 16.3 | 0.9% | 19.67m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 420.9 | 3.7 | 0.89% | 5.7m |
| XFJ | Financials | 4972.6 | 36 | 0.73% | 203.56m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5014.3 | 32.9 | 0.66% | 94.76m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4836.6 | 29.4 | 0.61% | 11.01m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2342.3 | 10.6 | 0.45% | 37.03m |
| XEJ | Energy | 7343.6 | 0.7 | 0.01% | 18.15m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5464.2 | -3.7 | -0.07% | 54.86m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 5098 | -11.2 | -0.22% | 44.88m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4757.6 | -31 | -0.65% | 8.91m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7050.2 | -48.7 | -0.69% | 115.29m |
All Ordinaries Volume Leaders
[Commentary]
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| HHG | HHG Plc | 1.69 | 0.04 | 2.42% | 47.4m |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources. | 0.12 | 0 | 0% | 23.89m |
| WMR | WMC Resources | 7.59 | 0.05 | 0.66% | 23.1m |
| BPC | Burns, Philp & Company | 0.94 | 0.01 | 1.08% | 20.26m |
| CPA | Commonwealth Property Office Fund | 1.23 | 0 | 0% | 18.96m |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation. | 5.1 | 0.03 | 0.59% | 17.54m |
All Ordinaries Top Gainers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| TIR | Titan Resources | 0.081 | 0.013 | 19.12% | 4.68m |
| BCL | Betcorp | 0.27 | 0.03 | 12.77% | 1.58m |
| UNW | Unwired Group | 0.7 | 0.06 | 9.38% | 3.56m |
| VTI | Virotec International | 0.61 | 0.05 | 8.93% | 961488 |
| CLO | Clough | 0.56 | 0.04 | 7.69% | 1.85m |
All Ordinaries Top Losers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| CIR | Circadian Technologies | 1.95 | -0.18 | -8.45% | 30289 |
| CBH | CBH Resources | 0.25 | -0.02 | -5.66% | 2.24m |
| CHQ | Chiquita Brands South Pacific | 0.89 | -0.05 | -5.32% | 163286 |
| SOL | Washington H Soul Pattinson | 10.7 | -0.59 | -5.23% | 47563 |
| SPC | SPC Ardmona | 2.07 | -0.11 | -5.05% | 310440 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
The Kiwi Market advanced 26.74 points (0.86%). Individual stocks that helped the advance...
- Fletcher Building (FBU), +$0.18 (2.74%) to $6.76 on volume of 981,000 shares;
- The Warehouse Group (WHS), +$0.09 (2.28%) to $4.03 on volume of 835,000 shares;
- Auckland International Airport (AIA), +$0.19 (2.25%) to $8.64 on volume of 2.67m shares;
- Telecom NZ (TEL), +$0.12 (1.95%) to $6.28 on volume of 11m shares;
- Ryman Healthcare (RYM), +$0.07 (1.87%) to $3.82 on volume of 132,000 shares; and
- Restaurant Brands (RBD), +$0.02 (1.55%) to $1.31 on volume of 93,000 shares.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index advanced 77.41 points (0.57%). Individual stocks that contributed to the advance included...
- China Unicom Ltd (0762), +$0.20 (3.17%) to $6.50 on volume of 29.32m shares;
- PCCW Limited (0008), +$0.13 (2.89%) to $4.45 on volume of 15.83m shares;
- China Merchants Holdings (0144), +$0.30 (2.01%) to $15.20 on volume of 1.91m shares;
- Cosco Pacific Limited (1199), +$0.30 (1.86%) to $16.45 on volume of 1.46m shares;
- Johnson Electric (0179), +$0.10 (1.38%) to $7.35 on volume of 2.16m shares; and
- China Mobile (0941), +$0.30 (1.26%) to $24.05 on volume of 11.73m shares.
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3124.052 | 26.74 | 0.86% | 30.24m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11313.49 | -75.86 | -0.67% | 79413 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 933.55 | 4.76 | 0.51% | 375759 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2111.81 | 3.65 | 0.17% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 13592.74 | 77.41 | 0.57% | 220.66m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 912.54 | -5.31 | -0.58% | 0 |
