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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - fell by 15.20 points (-0.37%), finishing at 4138.40 points. The index hit an intraday high of 4159.50and its low was 4134. The Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share Price index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 fell by 14.90 points (-0.36%), finishing at 4153.30 points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - fell by 4.30 points (-0.19%), finishing at 2228.30 points. Within the index members, there were 5 that rose, and 14 losers. The sole saving grace for the day was that Banks, which dominate the market cap of the index, were rpetty strong across the board. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 15.1 while volume in the losers totalled 57.07m units.
The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- Australia And New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), +$0.44 (2.08%) to $21.58 on volume of 3.58m shares;
- Amcor (AMC), +$0.06 (0.84%) to $7.21 on volume of 2.46m shares;
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), +$0.16 (0.82%) to $19.65 on volume of 3.55m shares;
- National Australia Bank (NAB), +$0.15 (0.51%) to $29.52 on volume of 3.04m shares; and
- Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. (CBA), +$0.15 (0.42%) to $35.89 on volume of 2.46m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Wesfarmers (WES), -$1.00 (2.6%) to $37.50 on volume of 767,000 shares;
- QBE Insurance Group (QBE), -$0.27 (1.76%) to $15.11 on volume of 2.85m shares;
- Woolworths (WOW), -$0.25 (1.66%) to $14.82 on volume of 2.26m shares;
- AMP Limited (AMP), -$0.11 (1.51%) to $7.19 on volume of 9.66m shares; and
- St George Bank (SGB), -$0.37 (1.49%) to $24.41 on volume of 950,000 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 15.00 points (-0.62%), finishing at 2385.70 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Metabolic Pharmaceuticals (MBP), +$0.06 (6.25%) to $1.02 on volume of 627,000 shares;
- Cabcharge Australia (CAB), +$0.20 (4.62%) to $4.53 on volume of 255,000 shares;
- Arc Energy (ARQ), +$0.08 (4.3%) to $1.94 on volume of 980,000 shares;
- Infomedia Ltd (IFM), +$0.02 (3.45%) to $0.60 on volume of 1.67m shares; and
- Lynas Corporation (LYC), +$0.01 (3.45%) to $0.30 on volume of 22,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Kresta Holdings (KRS), -$0.14 (25.93%) to $0.40 on volume of 4.2m shares;
- Highlands Pacific (HIG), -$0.05 (8.33%) to $0.50 on volume of 2.12m shares; and
- Mcpherson's (MCP), -$0.45 (8.18%) to $5.05 on volume of 61,000 shares;
- Chemeq (CMQ), -$0.11 (7.97%) to $1.27 on volume of 629,000 shares; and
- Dragon Mining (DRA), -$0.02 (5.88%) to $0.24 on volume of 764,000 shares.
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4138.4 | -15.2 | -0.37% | 565.8m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2228.3 | -4.3 | -0.19% | 84.35m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4091.7 | -12.2 | -0.3% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3374.6 | -11.5 | -0.34% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4153.3 | -14.9 | -0.36% | 0 |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4158.9 | -15.2 | -0.36% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4049 | -24.4 | -0.6% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2385.7 | -15 | -0.62% | 143.56m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| XAO | XSO | ASX20 | |
| Advances | 147 | 49 | 5 |
| Declines | 231 | 108 | 14 |
| Advancing Volume | 169.52m | 29.84m | 15.1m |
| Declining Volume | 280.75m | 75.3m | 57.07 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Energy which gained 1.25% to 7637.90 points. The sector was helped by
- Origin Energy (ORG), +$0.35 (5.09%) to $7.22 on volume of 2.74m shares;
- Arc Energy (ARQ), +$0.08 (4.3%) to $1.94 on volume of 980,000 shares;
- Worleyparsons (WOR), +$0.12 (2.06%) to $5.94 on volume of 361,000 shares;
- Caltex Australia (CTX), +$0.22 (1.73%) to $12.94 on volume of 768,000 shares; and
- Santos (STO), +$0.13 (1.45%) to $9.12 on volume of 4.63m shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Utilities which gained 0.23% to 4725.20 points. The sector leaders were -
- Alinta (ALN), +$0.17 (1.97%) to $8.81 on volume of 733,000 shares;
- Envestra (ENV), +$0.01 (0.89%) to $1.13 on volume of 653,000 shares;
- Diversified Utility And Energy Trusts (DUE), +$0.02 (0.79%) to $2.54 on volume of 441,000 shares;
- Pacific Hydro (PHY), +$0.01 (0.22%) to $4.46 on volume of 348,000 shares; and
- Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), -$0.02 (0.14%) to $14.23 on volume of 546,000 shares.
The bronze today went to ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts which barely squeaked out a gain, adding a scant 0.04% to 5024.10 points. The sector was led by
- Oamps (OMP), +$0.09 (2.4%) to $3.84 on volume of 198,000 shares;
- Australia And New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), +$0.44 (2.08%) to $21.58 on volume of 3.58m shares;
- Lend Lease Corporation (LLC), +$0.18 (1.38%) to $13.19 on volume of 1.62m shares;
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), +$0.16 (0.82%) to $19.65 on volume of 3.55m shares; and
- National Australia Bank (NAB), +$0.15 (0.51%) to $29.52 on volume of 3.04m shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Information Technology which lost 1.47% to 383.00 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Vision Systems (VSL), -$0.03 (2.5%) to $1.17 on volume of 671,000 shares;
- Computershare (CPU), -$0.11 (1.9%) to $5.69 on volume of 1.86m shares;
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), -$0.04 (1.28%) to $3.08 on volume of 857,000 shares;
- MYOB (MYO), -$0.01 (0.87%) to $1.14 on volume of 189,000 shares; and
- ERG (ERG), -$0.00 (0%) to $0.31 on volume of 285,000 shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was Industrials which lost 1.43% to 4904.80 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Macquarie Airports (MAP), -$0.12 (3.65%) to $3.17 on volume of 15m shares;
- Downer EDI (DOW), -$0.18 (3.31%) to $5.25 on volume of 2.27m shares; and
- Toll Holdings (TOL), -$0.39 (2.96%) to $12.80 on volume of 1.93m shares;
- PMP (PMP), -$0.06 (2.86%) to $2.04 on volume of 1.65m shares; and
- Wesfarmers (WES), -$1.00 (2.6%) to $37.50 on volume of 767,000 shares.
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XEJ | Energy | 7637.9 | 94.6 | 1.25% | 24.15m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4725.2 | 10.9 | 0.23% | 3.28m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5024.1 | 2.1 | 0.04% | 63.15m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4761.5 | -7.2 | -0.15% | 10.53m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1879.6 | -2.9 | -0.15% | 13.41m |
| XFJ | Financials | 4953.2 | -8 | -0.16% | 169.74m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7211.5 | -28.1 | -0.39% | 92.25m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2278.8 | -12.6 | -0.55% | 31.15m |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1794.7 | -16 | -0.88% | 111.35m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5405 | -53 | -0.97% | 28.77m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 4904.8 | -71.3 | -1.43% | 65.51m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 383 | -5.7 | -1.47% | 5.88m |
All Ordinaries Volume Leaders
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources. | 0.14 | 0.02 | 17.39% | 37.87m |
| DRT | DB Rreef Trust | 1.26 | 0.01 | 0.8% | 37.4m |
| QAN | Qantas Airways | 3.49 | -0.02 | -0.57% | 25.04m |
| BGF | Ballarat Goldfields | 0.20 | 0.02 | 11.11% | 24.74m |
| MAP | Macquarie Airports | 3.17 | -0.12 | -3.65% | 15m |
| RMI | Resource Mining Corporation | 0.13 | 0.01 | 8.33% | 14.61m |
All Ordinaries Top Gainers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| MND | Monadelphous Group | 11.30 | 1.40 | 14.14% | 65518 |
| BGF | Ballarat Goldfields | 0.20 | 0.02 | 11.11% | 24.74m |
| MBP | Metabolic Pharmaceuticals | 1.02 | 0.06 | 6.25% | 626893 |
| ORG | Origin Energy | 7.22 | 0.35 | 5.09% | 2.74m |
| CAB | Cabcharge Australia | 4.53 | 0.20 | 4.62% | 254785 |
All Ordinaries Top Losers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| KRS | Kresta Holdings | 0.40 | -0.14 | -25.93% | 4.2m |
| OMI | Occupational & Medical Innovations | 0.64 | -0.10 | -13.51% | 100371 |
| HIG | Highlands Pacific | 0.50 | -0.05 | -8.33% | 2.12m |
| MCP | McPherson's | 5.05 | -0.45 | -8.18% | 60771 |
| CMQ | Chemeq | 1.27 | -0.11 | -7.97% | 628673 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 41.70 points (-0.36%) to close at 11609.32 points.
The Kiwi Market declined 22.18 points (-0.70%). A total of 21 stocks within the NZSE50 rose, with volume in advancers totalling 4.7 million units. Decliners numbered 22, and total volume traded in losers was 10.1 million shares. Individual stocks that were a but suck included...
- Axa Asia Pacific (AXA), -$0.23 (4.86%) to $4.50 on volume of 17,000 shares;
- Promina Group (PMN), -$0.25 (4.17%) to $5.75 on volume of 572,000 shares;
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), -$0.11 (3.22%) to $3.31 on volume of 363,000 shares;
- Tourism Holdings (THL), -$0.07 (3.21%) to $2.11 on volume of 121,000 shares; and
- Contact Energy (CEN), -$0.17 (2.37%) to $7.01 on volume of 145,000 shares.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 39.61 points (-0.28%). Within the Hang Seng, 4 index components rose, while 18 stocks fell. Volume in the gainers in Hong Kong's big-cap index totalled 8.9million units, and total volume traded in losers was 84.3million shares. Individual stocks that contributed to the decline included...
- Johnson Electric (0179), -$0.20 (2.61%) to $7.45 on volume of 4.35m shares;
- China Resources E (0291), -$0.25 (2.23%) to $10.95 on volume of 2.11m shares;
- Legend Group Limi (0992), -$0.05 (2.2%) to $2.23 on volume of 5.33m shares;
- Cosco Pacific Lim (1199), -$0.25 (1.5%) to $16.40 on volume of 4.23m shares;
- China Unicom Ltd (0762), -$0.10 (1.44%) to $6.85 on volume of 22.19m shares; and
- Li & Fung Limited (0494), -$0.15 (1.14%) to $13.05 on volume of 4.31m shares.
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3162.386 | -22.18 | -0.7% | 17m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11609.32 | -41.7 | -0.36% | 57629 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 976.45 | -12.26 | -1.24% | 599235 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2153.44 | -12.94 | -0.6% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 14072.04 | -39.61 | -0.28% | 140.52m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 902.7 | -2.02 | -0.22% | 0 |
