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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - rose by 12.20 points (0.29%), finishing at 4155.00 points. The index hit an intraday high of 4160.10 and its low was 4141. The Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share Price index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 - rose by 15.20 points (0.37%), finishing at 4166.90 points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - rose by 9.90 points (0.45%), finishing at 2232.70 points. Within the index members, there were 12 that rose, and 8 losers. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 105.33m shares, while volume in the losers totalled 24.9m units.
The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- BHP Billiton (BHP), +$0.48 (2.75%) to $17.93 on volume of 23.86m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), +$0.42 (2.5%) to $17.20 on volume of 8.87m shares;
- Coles Myer Ltd. (CML), +$0.20 (2.2%) to $9.29 on volume of 5.93m shares;
- QBE Insurance Group (QBE), +$0.28 (1.79%) to $15.90 on volume of 3.38m shares; and
- Wesfarmers (WES), +$0.40 (1.03%) to $39.10 on volume of 456,000 shares.
The big banks were the principal drag today - the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Amcor (AMC), -$0.09 (1.26%) to $7.03 on volume of 6.42m shares;
- Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. (CBA), -$0.39 (1.1%) to $35.10 on volume of 2.75m shares;
- Australia And New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), -$0.18 (0.84%) to $21.22 on volume of 2.94m shares;
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), -$0.14 (0.72%) to $19.19 on volume of 3.71m shares; and
- St George Bank (SGB), -$0.16 (0.65%) to $24.52 on volume of 841,000 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 0.50 points (-0.02%), finishing at 2397.80 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Western Areas (WSA), +$0.16 (9.88%) to $1.78 on volume of 1.6m shares;
- Mincor Resources (MCR), +$0.05 (6.49%) to $0.82 on volume of 8.32m shares;
- Keycorp (KYC), +$0.08 (4.76%) to $1.76 on volume of 217,000 shares;
- Giants Reef Mining (GTM), +$0.00 (4.11%) to $0.08 on volume of 3.58m shares; and
- Macarthur Coal (MCC), +$0.23 (3.87%) to $6.18 on volume of 370,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), -$0.23 (6.91%) to $3.10 on volume of 4.37m shares;
- Great Southern Plantations (GTP), -$0.27 (5.56%) to $4.59 on volume of 10.92m shares; and
- Psivida (PSD), -$0.06 (5.26%) to $1.08 on volume of 352,000 shares;
- Dragon Mining (DRA), -$0.01 (3.85%) to $0.25 on volume of 415,000 shares; and
- Collection House (CLH), -$0.06 (3.68%) to $1.57 on volume of 330,000 shares.
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4155 | 12.2 | 0.29% | 586.69m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2232.7 | 9.9 | 0.45% | 130.23m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4102.1 | 20.1 | 0.49% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3385.4 | 13.3 | 0.39% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4166.9 | 15.2 | 0.37% | 0 |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4172.9 | 14.9 | 0.36% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4077.9 | -8 | -0.2% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2397.8 | -0.5 | -0.02% | 151.15m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| XAO | XSO | ASX20 | |
| Advances | 159 | 63 | 12 |
| Declines | 202 | 87 | 8 |
| Advancing Volume | 281.92m | 63.96m | 105.33m |
| Declining Volume | 225.1m | 65.18m | 24.9 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Property Trusts which gained 1.50% to 1841.60 points. The sector was helped by
- General Property Trust (GPT), +$0.10 (2.65%) to $3.87 on volume of 7.12m shares;
- Thakral Holdings Group (THG), +$0.02 (2.6%) to $0.79 on volume of 120,000 shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), +$0.42 (2.5%) to $17.20 on volume of 8.87m shares;
- Stockland (SGP), +$0.13 (2.25%) to $5.91 on volume of 4.23m shares; and
- Multiplex Group (MXG), +$0.11 (1.92%) to $5.84 on volume of 3.3m shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Materials which gained 1.26% to 7202.90 points. The sector leaders were -
- Iluka Resources (ILU), +$0.20 (3.5%) to $5.92 on volume of 5.57m shares;
- Bluescope Steel (BSL), +$0.28 (2.93%) to $9.84 on volume of 4.26m shares;
- BHP Billiton (BHP), +$0.48 (2.75%) to $17.93 on volume of 23.86m shares;
- Onesteel (OST), +$0.07 (2.59%) to $2.77 on volume of 4.1m shares; and
- Zinifex (ZFX), +$0.06 (2%) to $3.06 on volume of 6.99m shares.
The bronze today went to Consumer Staples which gained 0.70% to 5422.60 points. The sector was led by
- Coles Myer Ltd. (CML), +$0.20 (2.2%) to $9.29 on volume of 5.93m shares;
- Burns, Philp & Company (BPC), +$0.01 (1.03%) to $0.98 on volume of 3.7m shares;
- Foster's Group (FGL), +$0.04 (0.76%) to $5.31 on volume of 3.19m shares;
- Woolworths (WOW), +$0.07 (0.48%) to $14.80 on volume of 1.8m shares; and
- AWB (AWB), +$0.02 (0.45%) to $4.49 on volume of 743,000 shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Information Technology which lost a whopping 5.86% to 401.50 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Computershare (CPU), -$0.47 (7.2%) to $6.06 on volume of 6.91m shares;
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), -$0.23 (6.91%) to $3.10 on volume of 4.37m shares;
- Infomedia Ltd (IFM), -$0.02 (3.08%) to $0.63 on volume of 1.84m shares;
- IRESS Market Technology (IRE), -$0.10 (2.33%) to $4.19 on volume of 169,000 shares; and
- ERG (ERG), -$0.01 (1.61%) to $0.31 on volume of 436,000 shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was Utilities which lost 0.79% to 4652.60 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), -$0.19 (1.35%) to $13.92 on volume of 748,000 shares;
- Australian Pipeline Trust (APA), -$0.05 (1.33%) to $3.70 on volume of 373,000 shares;
- Alinta (ALN), -$0.08 (0.91%) to $8.73 on volume of 511,000 shares;
- Gasnet Australia Group (GAS), -$0.00 (0%) to $2.52 on volume of 836,000 shares; and
- Diversified Utility And Energy Trusts (DUE), -$0.00 (0%) to $2.58 on volume of 1.12m shares.
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1841.6 | 27.3 | 1.5% | 77.27m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7202.9 | 89.4 | 1.26% | 116.83m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5422.6 | 37.8 | 0.7% | 34.86m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1877.5 | 7 | 0.37% | 25.73m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 4999.3 | 15.3 | 0.31% | 65.06m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4777.1 | 13.6 | 0.29% | 8.35m |
| XEJ | Energy | 7445.4 | 14.9 | 0.2% | 30.22m |
| XFJ | Financials | 4972 | 7 | 0.14% | 135.88m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2300.2 | -1.5 | -0.07% | 37.8m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5012.2 | -11.9 | -0.24% | 67.47m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4652.6 | -36.9 | -0.79% | 4.5m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 401.5 | -25 | -5.86% | 14.25m |
All Ordinaries Volume Leaders
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation. | 5.30 | 0.02 | 0.38% | 24.05m |
| BHP | BHP Billiton | 17.93 | 0.48 | 2.75% | 23.86m |
| AMP | AMP Limited | 7.51 | 0.03 | 0.4% | 23.7m |
| QAN | Qantas Airways | 3.58 | -0.06 | -1.65% | 21.06m |
| CEUCA | Connecteast Group | 0.70 | -0.01 | -1.41% | 13.19m |
| MGI | Macquarie Goodman Industrial Trust | 2.36 | 0 | 0% | 11.35m |
All Ordinaries Top Gainers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| MST | Metal Storm | 0.23 | 0.04 | 21.62% | 4.58m |
| ERA | Energy Resources Of Australia | 10.8 | 1.04 | 10.66% | 28673 |
| PME | Pro Medicus | 1.3 | 0.12 | 10.17% | 96663 |
| WSA | Western Areas | 1.78 | 0.16 | 9.88% | 1.6m |
| ADA | Adacel Technologies | 0.38 | 0.03 | 8.57% | 140773 |
All Ordinaries Top Losers
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| CPU | Computershare. | 6.06 | -0.47 | -7.2% | 6.91m |
| BCA | Baycorp Advantage | 3.1 | -0.23 | -6.91% | 4.37m |
| GTP | Great Southern Plantations | 4.59 | -0.27 | -5.56% | 10.92m |
| BGF | Ballarat Goldfields | 0.18 | -0.01 | -5.41% | 2.72m |
| PSD | Psivida | 1.08 | -0.06 | -5.26% | 352433 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 3.93 points (0.03%) to close at 11605.61 points.
The Kiwi Market advanced 5.80 points (0.18%). A total of 15 stocks within the NZSE50 rose, with volume in advancers totalling 8.9million units. Decliners numbered 21, and total volume traded in losers was 5.9million shares. Individual stocks that helped the advance included...
- Tenon Limited (TEN), +$2.16 (96.43%) to $4.40 on volume of 15,000 shares;
- Pumpkin Patch (PPL), +$0.14 (4.55%) to $3.22 on volume of 185,000 shares;
- Michael Hill International (MHI), +$0.15 (2.01%) to $7.60 on volume of 29,000 shares;
- Auckland International Airport (AIA), +$0.14 (1.69%) to $8.42 on volume of 409,000 shares;
- Promina Group (PMN), +$0.08 (1.35%) to $6.00 on volume of 7,000 shares; and
- Sky City Entertainment (SKC), +$0.06 (1.17%) to $5.19 on volume of 518,000 shares.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 37.65 points (-0.27%). Within the Hang Seng, 7 index components rose, while 19 stocks fell. Volume in the gainers in Hong Kong's big-cap index totalled 41million units, and total volume traded in losers was 54.4million shares. Individual stocks that contributed to the decline included...
- Lenovo Group (0992), -$0.05 (2.25%) to $2.18 on volume of 5.95m shares;
- Cki Holdings (1038), -$0.40 (1.68%) to $23.45 on volume of 682,000 shares;
- Esprit Holdings (0330), -$0.50 (1.08%) to $46.00 on volume of 1.17m shares;
- China Resources (0291), -$0.10 (0.89%) to $11.15 on volume of 3.02m shares;
- Denway Motors (0203), -$0.03 (0.85%) to $2.90 on volume of 5.7m shares; and
- Swire Pacific A (0019), -$0.50 (0.8%) to $62.25 on volume of 779,000 shares.
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3164.009 | 5.8 | 0.18% | 21.87m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11605.61 | 3.93 | 0.03% | 64264 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 972.56 | 1 | 0.1% | 504837 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2165.16 | 10.06 | 0.47% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 13977.84 | -37.65 | -0.27% | 112.67m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 914.4 | -5.03 | -0.55% | 0 |
