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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - rose by 19.00 points (0.45%), finishing at 4229.90 points. The index hit an intraday high of 4237.30 just after 2 p.m., and its low of 4209.6 was at the open. There was an interesting "pop" at the end of the day when the All Ords rose ten points in the final ten minutes (and six of those in the last 5 minutes), which was all that saved the market from closing below its 11 a.m. level. Not that the 11 a.m. level is per se important, but it's strange when an index has a run-up into lunch then sags to give it all back in the afternoon, dontcha think?
The Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share Price Index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 - rose by 19.00 points (0.45%), finishing at 4244.40 points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - rose by 8.50 points (0.37%), finishing at 2288.50 points. Within the index members, there were 13 that rose, and 7 losers. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 54.07 while volume in the losers totalled 36.13m units.
All the big banks and insurers rose (AMP by only 2 cents, but a rise is a rise - I hate insurers), and both chunks of the Corpse also gained. The major winners in percentage terms in the "big guns" were -
- St George Bank (SGB), +$0.43 (1.72%) to $25.42 on volume of 1.23m shares;
- Woolworths (WOW), +$0.21 (1.3%) to $16.40 on volume of 1.57m shares;
- QBE Insurance Group (QBE), +$0.18 (1.19%) to $15.29 on volume of 2.3m shares;
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), +$0.21 (1.08%) to $19.72 on volume of 3.04m shares; and
- National Australia Bank (NAB), +$0.31 (1.06%) to $29.50 on volume of 3.44m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), -$0.30 (1.24%) to $23.85 on volume of 1.98m shares;
- Wesfarmers (WES), -$0.31 (0.77%) to $40.20 on volume of 666,000 shares;
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.11 (0.59%) to $18.56 on volume of 15.78m shares;
- Foster's Group (FGL), -$0.03 (0.56%) to $5.37 on volume of 2.04m shares; and
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.25 (0.53%) to $46.85 on volume of 5.88m 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 - rose by 7.40 points (0.31%), finishing at 2430.70 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Cellestis (CST), +$0.22 (7.1%) to $3.32 on volume of 162,000 shares;
- Coffey International (COF), +$0.14 (6.48%) to $2.30 on volume of 98,000 shares;
- Beach Petroleum (BPT), +$0.04 (6.15%) to $0.69 on volume of 1.73m shares;
- Villa World (VWD), +$0.09 (5.92%) to $1.61 on volume of 122,000 shares; and
- Agenix (AGX), +$0.03 (5.62%) to $0.47 on volume of 625,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Progen Industries (PGL), -$0.33 (8.29%) to $3.65 on volume of 390,000 shares;
- Sally Malay Mining (SMY), -$0.07 (6.6%) to $0.99 on volume of 642,000 shares; and
- Norwood Abbey (NAL), -$0.03 (5.1%) to $0.47 on volume of 83,000 shares;
- Perilya (PEM), -$0.06 (5.08%) to $1.12 on volume of 228,000 shares; and
- Kimberley Diamond Company. (KIM), -$0.05 (4.46%) to $1.07 on volume of 1.36m shares.
| Index Changes | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4229.9 | 19 | 0.45% | 660.58m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2288.5 | 8.5 | 0.37% | 90.21m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4189.7 | 19.8 | 0.47% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3448.9 | 15.8 | 0.46% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4244.4 | 19 | 0.45% | 453.86m |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4249.3 | 18.9 | 0.45% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4090.6 | 14.8 | 0.36% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2430.7 | 7.4 | 0.31% | 145.75m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| Market Breadth | |||||
| XAO | XJO | XSO | ASX20 | Market | |
| Advances | 211 | 108 | 86 | 13 | 818 |
| Declines | 158 | 69 | 74 | 7 | 728 |
| Advancing Volume | 358.1m | 230.86m | 63.54m | 54.07 | 707.83 |
| Declining Volume | 201.19m | 165.21m | 58.58m | 36.13 | 364.06 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Healthcare which gained 1.05% to 4918.80 points. The sector was helped by
- Cochlear (COH), +$0.80 (2.61%) to $31.50 on volume of 312,000 shares;
- Ramsay Health Care (RHC), +$0.17 (2.2%) to $7.89 on volume of 195,000 shares;
- Mayne Group (MAY), +$0.09 (2.2%) to $4.18 on volume of 826,000 shares;
- CSL (CSL), +$0.68 (2.02%) to $34.40 on volume of 1.09m shares; and
- Sonic Healthcare (SHL), +$0.22 (1.87%) to $11.97 on volume of 561,000 shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Energy which gained 1.04% to 8253.60 points. The sector leaders were -
- Caltex Australia (CTX), +$0.90 (5.7%) to $16.69 on volume of 1.46m shares;
- Origin Energy (ORG), +$0.37 (5.23%) to $7.45 on volume of 2.46m shares;
- Santos (STO), +$0.17 (1.92%) to $9.03 on volume of 2.08m shares;
- Worleyparsons (WOR), +$0.02 (0.29%) to $6.85 on volume of 297,000 shares; and
- Oil Search (OSH), -$0.02 (0.85%) to $2.34 on volume of 7.4m shares.
The bronze today went to Information Technology which gained 0.90% to 393.80 points. It's been like a mad woman in the snow recently - it's been all over the shop. Today the biggest percentage gainers in the sector were -
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), +$0.06 (2.03%) to $3.01 on volume of 783,000 shares;
- Computershare (CPU), +$0.08 (1.35%) to $6.01 on volume of 1.11m shares;
- IRESS Market Technology (IRE), +$0.04 (0.96%) to $4.20 on volume of 557,000 shares;
- ERG (ERG), -$0.00 (0%) to $0.43 on volume of 3.09m shares; and
- Infomedia Ltd (IFM), -$0.01 (1.59%) to $0.62 on volume of 231,000 shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Materials which lost 0.38% to 7475.00 points. In fact it was the only sector that showed a decline for the session. The sector was dragged lower by
- Kimberley Diamond Company. (KIM), -$0.05 (4.46%) to $1.07 on volume of 1.36m shares;
- Centennial Coal Company (CEY), -$0.13 (2.51%) to $5.05 on volume of 1.53m shares; and
- Zinifex (ZFX), -$0.08 (2.49%) to $3.13 on volume of 5.85m shares;
- Lion Selection Group (LSG), -$0.05 (2.33%) to $2.10 on volume of 301,000 shares; and
- Kingsgate Consolidated. (KCN), -$0.05 (2.23%) to $2.19 on volume of 241,000 shares.
| Sector Indices | |||||
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4918.8 | 50.9 | 1.05% | 12.28m |
| XEJ | Energy | 8253.6 | 85.3 | 1.04% | 21.22m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 393.8 | 3.5 | 0.9% | 7.34m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5042.4 | 42.6 | 0.85% | 52.09m |
| XFJ | Financials | 4965.5 | 39.8 | 0.81% | 141.43m |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1791.8 | 11.6 | 0.65% | 93.65m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4794.4 | 29.7 | 0.62% | 4.6m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1914.4 | 10.5 | 0.55% | 15.03m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 5140.5 | 20.2 | 0.39% | 45.25m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2303 | 7.8 | 0.34% | 74.76m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5707 | 13.3 | 0.23% | 23.38m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7475 | -28.5 | -0.38% | 116.58m |
All Ordinaries Major Movers
| All Ords Volume Leaders | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources | 0.24 | 0.05 | 23.68% | 68.92m |
| PNA | Pan Australian Resources | 0.34 | 0.04 | 13.33% | 44.27m |
| TEN | Ten Network Holdings | 3.78 | -0.06 | -1.56% | 21.76m |
| WMR | WMC Resources | 7.96 | 0 | 0% | 20.9m |
| BHP | BHP Billiton | 18.56 | -0.11 | -0.59% | 15.78m |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation. | 5.4 | 0.03 | 0.56% | 13.47m |
| All Ords Percentage Gainers | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| TIR | Titan Resources | 0.084 | 0.011 | 15.07% | 45.2m |
| PNA | Pan Australian Resources | 0.34 | 0.04 | 13.33% | 44.27m |
| BTA | Biota Holdings | 0.53 | 0.06 | 11.58% | 1.55m |
| BOC | Bougainville Copper | 0.65 | 0.06 | 10.17% | 445368 |
| ALK | Alkane Exploration | 0.22 | 0.02 | 7.5% | 462234 |
| All Ords Percentage Decliners | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ABI | Ambri | 0.18 | -0.03 | -12.2% | 8.33m |
| PGL | Progen Industries. | 3.65 | -0.33 | -8.29% | 389638 |
| SMY | Sally Malay Mining | 0.99 | -0.07 | -6.6% | 642428 |
| LOK | Looksmart | 1.1 | -0.06 | -5.17% | 92935 |
| PEM | Perilya | 1.12 | -0.06 | -5.08% | 227599 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 38.78 points (0.33%) at 11859.87 points as the Rant was being prepared. It had wiggled around in range between 11800 and 11850 for most of the session.
The Kiwi Market declined 10.29 points (-0.33%). A total of 15 stocks within the NZSE50 rose, with volume in advancers totalling 5.4million units. Decliners numbered 30, and total volume traded in losers was 7.1 million shares. Individual losers (on a percentage basis) were...
- Pumpkin Patch (PPL), -NZ$0.12 (3.49%) to NZ$3.32 on volume of 62,000 shares;
- Lion Nathan (LNN), -NZ$0.25 (3.07%) to NZ$7.90 on volume of 155,000 shares;
- Auckland International Airport (AIA), -NZ$0.19 (2.19%) to NZ$8.48 on volume of 288,000 shares;
- Freightways (FRE), -NZ$0.06 (1.89%) to NZ$3.12 on volume of 365,000 shares; and
- Port Of Tauranga (POT), -NZ$0.10 (1.82%) to NZ$5.40 on volume of 57,000 shares.
Somebody shifted another pot plant, completely mucking up the Feng Shui at the HKSE. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index has declined 49.97 points (-0.36%) to around 13776 at the time of writing - however it had fallen as low as 13650 during the session (the low was ten minutes after the open, and presaged a rally of over 100 points).
Within the Hang Seng, 16 index components rose, while 11 stocks fell. Volume in the gainers in Hong Kong's big-cap index totalled 102.6million units, and total volume traded in losers was 72.7million shares. Individual stocks that contributed to the decline included...
- CNOOC (0883), -HK$0.05 (1.15%) to HK$4.30 on volume of 27.19m shares;
- Lenovo Group (0992), -HK$0.03 (1.02%) to HK$2.43 on volume of 14.28m shares;
- Denway Motors (0203), -HK$0.03 (0.9%) to HK$2.75 on volume of 9.43m shares;
- Cosco Pacific (1199), -HK$0.15 (0.86%) to HK$17.25 on volume of 984,000 shares;
- HK Electric (0006), -HK$0.20 (0.57%) to HK$34.80 on volume of 1.3m shares; and
- Hang Seng Bank (0011), -HK$0.50 (0.48%) to HK$104.50 on volume of 1.7m shares.
| Regional Indices | |||||
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3155.38 | -10.29 | -0.33% | 16.85m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11859.87 | 38.78 | 0.33% | 57731 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 993.98 | 0.85 | 0.09% | 612702 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2167.14 | 3.21 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 13766.78 | -49.97 | -0.36% | 194.21m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 896.53 | -1.67 | -0.19% | 0 |
