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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - rose by 4.60 points (0.11%), finishing at 4223.30 points. The index traded in a narrow (12 point) range. It hit an intraday high of 4225.70 - set about half an hour after the open - and its low was 4213.2, which was set around noon. The rest of the day was a gentle waft upwards, evemtually closing near the session high.
The Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share Price Index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 - rose by 4.50 points (0.11%), finishing at 4242.90 points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - fell by 2.10 points (-0.09%), finishing at 2293.40 points. Within the index members, there were 12 that rose, and 6 losers - in other words, it was mostly a market-cap weighting issue rather than a broadly-based problem. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 53.18 while volume in the losers totalled 33.34m units; again, winners dominated volume despite the headline (small ) decline..
The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- Alumina (AWC), +$0.18 (3.02%) to $6.15 on volume of 7.65m shares;
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), +$0.65 (2.84%) to $23.55 on volume of 2.41m shares;
- Woolworths (WOW), +$0.34 (2.15%) to $16.14 on volume of 3.77m shares;
- Amcor (AMC), +$0.11 (1.49%) to $7.47 on volume of 2.78m shares; and
- Coles Myer Ltd. (CML), +$0.08 (0.83%) to $9.71 on volume of 3.19m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.44 (2.28%) to $18.85 on volume of 18.1m shares;
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.54 (1.14%) to $46.89 on volume of 2.61m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), -$0.12 (0.71%) to $16.86 on volume of 3.29m shares;
- News Corporation (NWS), -$0.16 (0.7%) to $22.54 on volume of 4.43m shares; and
- News Corporation (NWSLV), -$0.13 (0.59%) to $21.93 on volume of 4.2m 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 17.00 points (0.71%), finishing at 2410.80 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Minara Resources (MRE), +$0.16 (8.38%) to $2.07 on volume of 6.94m shares;
- Globe International (GLB), +$0.03 (8.11%) to $0.40 on volume of 420,000 shares;
- Cellestis (CST), +$0.22 (7.53%) to $3.14 on volume of 135,000 shares;
- Agenix (AGX), +$0.03 (7.5%) to $0.43 on volume of 142,000 shares; and
- Vision Systems (VSL), +$0.08 (7.14%) to $1.20 on volume of 1.04m shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Multiemedia (MUL), -$0.002 (7.69%) to $0.02 on volume of 32.11m shares;
- Progen Industries. (PGL), -$0.28 (7.53%) to $3.44 on volume of 419,000 shares; and
- Hills Industries (HIL), -$0.21 (4.75%) to $4.21 on volume of 292,000 shares;
- Housewares International (HWI), -$0.10 (4.63%) to $2.06 on volume of 289,000 shares; and
- Gasnet Australia Group (GAS), -$0.11 (4.35%) to $2.42 on volume of 111,000 shares.
| Index Changes | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4223.3 | 4.6 | 0.11% | 545.66m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2293.4 | -2.1 | -0.09% | 90.5m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4192.9 | 0.3 | 0.01% | 0 |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3449.8 | 2.1 | 0.06% | 0 |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4242.9 | 4.5 | 0.11% | 400.91m |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4247.2 | 4.9 | 0.12% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4079.3 | 15.6 | 0.38% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2410.8 | 17 | 0.71% | 187.35m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| Market Breadth | |||||
| XAO | XJO | +/- | % | Volume | |
| Advances | 206 | 109 | 98 | 12 | 801 |
| Declines | 148 | 59 | 48 | 6 | 713 |
| Advancing Volume | 268.38m | 225.35m | 86.57m | 53.18 | 667.6 |
| Declining Volume | 187.71m | 131.4m | 59.34m | 33.34 | 354.64 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Information Technology which gained 2.53% to 389.20 points. The sector was helped by
- Vision Systems (VSL), +$0.08 (7.14%) to $1.20 on volume of 1.04m shares;
- Computershare (CPU), +$0.17 (2.95%) to $5.93 on volume of 1.56m shares;
- Baycorp Advantage (BCA), +$0.06 (2.12%) to $2.89 on volume of 239,000 shares;
- MYOB (MYO), +$0.02 (1.68%) to $1.21 on volume of 131,000 shares; and
- Infomedia Ltd (IFM), -$0.00 (0%) to $0.65 on volume of 131,000 shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Energy which gained 1.88% to 8068.50 points. The sector leaders were -
- Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE), +$0.07 (3.85%) to $1.89 on volume of 4.78m shares;
- Worley Parsons (WOR), +$0.20 (3.15%) to $6.55 on volume of 712,000 shares;
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), +$0.65 (2.84%) to $23.55 on volume of 2.41m shares;
- Caltex Australia (CTX), +$0.39 (2.83%) to $14.19 on volume of 841,000 shares; and
- Origin Energy (ORG), +$0.14 (1.99%) to $7.19 on volume of 2.03m shares.
The bronze today went to Consumer Staples which gained 1.17% to 5634.20 points. The sector was led by
- Southcorp (SRP), +$0.13 (3.02%) to $4.44 on volume of 3.45m shares;
- Woolworths (WOW), +$0.34 (2.15%) to $16.14 on volume of 3.77m shares;
- Lion Nathan (LNN), +$0.13 (1.74%) to $7.60 on volume of 1.01m shares;
- Futuris Corporation (FCL), +$0.02 (0.95%) to $2.13 on volume of 1.78m shares; and
- Coles Myer Ltd. (CML), +$0.08 (0.83%) to $9.71 on volume of 3.19m shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Materials which lost 0.58% to 7482.10 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Paperlinx (PPX), -$0.14 (3.04%) to $4.46 on volume of 1.59m shares;
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.44 (2.28%) to $18.85 on volume of 18.1m shares; and
- Lion Selection Group (LSG), -$0.03 (1.46%) to $2.03 on volume of 32,000 shares;
- Kingsgate Consolidated. (KCN), -$0.03 (1.33%) to $2.22 on volume of 359,000 shares; and
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.54 (1.14%) to $46.89 on volume of 2.61m shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was Healthcare which lost 0.49% to 4860.40 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Mayne Group (MAY), -$0.14 (3.26%) to $4.15 on volume of 1.54m shares;
- CSL (CSL), -$0.34 (1%) to $33.50 on volume of 797,000 shares; and
- DCA Group (DVC), -$0.03 (0.84%) to $3.55 on volume of 1.13m shares;
- Resmed Inc (RMD), -$0.06 (0.81%) to $7.38 on volume of 972,000 shares; and
- Peptech (PTD), -$0.01 (0.63%) to $1.59 on volume of 371,000 shares.
| Sector Indices | |||||
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 389.2 | 9.6 | 2.53% | 5.57m |
| XEJ | Energy | 8068.5 | 149 | 1.88% | 22.48m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5634.2 | 65.2 | 1.17% | 26.59m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4703 | 26.2 | 0.56% | 4.02m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 5137 | 20.3 | 0.4% | 40.67m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1920.6 | 6.9 | 0.36% | 19.37m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5048.9 | 6.4 | 0.13% | 57.63m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2325.1 | 1.7 | 0.07% | 40.65m |
| XFJ | Financials | 4975.3 | 1.9 | 0.04% | 137.02m |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1799.7 | -5 | -0.28% | 82.68m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 4860.4 | -23.8 | -0.49% | 10.01m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7482.1 | -43.5 | -0.58% | 116.56m |
Major Movers
| All Ords Volume Leaders | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ADY | Admiralty Resources. | 0.18 | 0 | 0% | 38.29m |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation. | 5.39 | 0.01 | 0.19% | 17.97m |
| BHP | BHP Billiton | 18.85 | -0.44 | -2.28% | 17.93m |
| OXR | Oxiana | 0.97 | 0.04 | 4.3% | 17.6m |
| DRT | DB Rreef Trust | 1.29 | 0.02 | 1.57% | 14.29m |
| IAG | Insurance Australia Group | 6.43 | -0.06 | -0.92% | 12.21m |
| All Ords Percentage Gainers | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| MRE | Minara Resources | 2.07 | 0.16 | 8.38% | 6.94m |
| GLB | Globe International | 0.4 | 0.03 | 8.11% | 420009 |
| BOC | Bougainville Copper | 0.54 | 0.04 | 8% | 257514 |
| CST | Cellestis | 3.14 | 0.22 | 7.53% | 134502 |
| AGX | Agenix | 0.43 | 0.03 | 7.5% | 141634 |
| All Ords Percentage Decliners | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ABI | Ambri | 0.10 | -0.015 | -13.04% | 1.13m |
| MUL | Multiemedia | 0.024 | -0.002 | -7.69% | 32.11m |
| PGL | Progen Industries. | 3.44 | -0.28 | -7.53% | 418741 |
| BGF | Ballarat Goldfields | 0.21 | -0.02 | -6.82% | 2.58m |
| HIL | Hills Industries | 4.21 | -0.21 | -4.75% | 291537 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 30.98 points (-0.26%) to close at 11894.38 points.
The Kiwi Market rose 17.74 points (0.55%). A total of 29 stocks within the NZSE50 rose, with volume in advancers totalling 10.9million units. Decliners numbered 13, and total volume traded in losers was 2.1million shares. Individual gainers (on a percentage basis) included...
- Capital Properties (CNZ), +$0.07 (5.83%) to $1.27 on volume of 539,000 shares;
- APN News & Media (APN), +$0.20 (3.77%) to $5.50 on volume of 10,000 shares;
- AMP NZ Office Trust (APT), +$0.03 (3.3%) to $0.94 on volume of 488,000 shares;
- Hallenstein Glass (HLG), +$0.10 (2.5%) to $4.10 on volume of 19,000 shares;
- Pumpkin Patch (PPL), +$0.08 (2.4%) to $3.42 on volume of 104,000 shares; and
- Hellaby Holdings (HBY), +$0.15 (2.16%) to $7.10 on volume of 14,000 shares.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index advanced 39.98 points (0.29%). Within the Hang Seng, 19 index components rose, while 8 stocks fell. Volume in the gainers in Hong Kong's big-cap index totalled 74.2million units, and total volume traded in losers was 47.9million shares. Individual stocks that contributed to the advance included...
- Denway Motors (0203), +$0.08 (2.68%) to $2.88 on volume of 10.53m shares;
- CNOOC (0883), +$0.10 (2.29%) to $4.48 on volume of 22.65m shares;
- Wharf Holdings (0004), +$0.40 (1.56%) to $26.00 on volume of 888,000 shares;
- Henderson Land (0012), +$0.50 (1.44%) to $35.20 on volume of 2.63m shares;
- SHK Properties (0016), +$1.00 (1.41%) to $71.75 on volume of 3.76m shares; and
- Esprit Holdings (0330), +$0.75 (1.37%) to $55.50 on volume of 1.37m shares.
| Regional Indices | |||||
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3231.107 | 17.74 | 0.55% | 14.21m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11894.38 | -30.98 | -0.26% | 72287 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 999.79 | -7.71 | -0.77% | 541014 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2163.75 | -2.37 | -0.11% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 13811.93 | 39.98 | 0.29% | 149.84m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 895.61 | 4.43 | 0.5% | 0 |
