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Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries - rose by 5.70 points (0.13%), finishing at 4259.90 points. The index hit an intraday high of 4271.20 and its low was 4247.9.
Total volume traded on the ASX was 0.83 billion units, 3.2% below its 10-day average.Of the 483 stocks in the index, 185 rose while 175 fell. Volume was tilted in favour of the gainers by a margin of 1.2:1, with 155.95million shares traded in gainers while 130.72million shares traded in they days losers ..
The Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share Price Index Futures - the S&P/ASX 200 - rose by 6.00 points (0.14%), finishing at 4298.40 points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders - fell by 4.60 points (-0.20%), finishing at 2308.60 points. Within the index members, there were 10 that rose, and 9 losers. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 39.1 while volume in the losers totalled 27.57m units.
The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), +$0.47 (1.64%) to $29.18 on volume of 593,000 shares;
- AMP Limited (AMP), +$0.07 (1.06%) to $6.67 on volume of 9.6m shares; and
- St George Bank (SGB), +$0.21 (0.8%) to $26.32 on volume of 899,000 shares; and
- Foster's Group (FGL), +$0.03 (0.56%) to $5.41 on volume of 7.72m shares; and
- Coles Myer Ltd (CML), +$0.05 (0.54%) to $9.24 on volume of 2.48m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Westfield Group (WDC), -$0.29 (1.64%) to $17.38 on volume of 4.18m shares;
- Rio Tinto (RIO), -$0.48 (1.04%) to $45.77 on volume of 2.46m shares; and
- BHP Billiton (BHP), -$0.13 (0.7%) to $18.54 on volume of 8.99m shares; and
- Australia And New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), -$0.13 (0.61%) to $21.15 on volume of 3.42m shares; and
- Amcor (AMC), -$0.04 (0.58%) to $6.81 on volume of 1.87m 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 5.20 points (0.22%), finishing at 2372.40 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Petsec Energy (PSA), +$0.090 (8.74%) to $1.120 on volume of 1.06m shares;
- Multiemedia (MUL), +$0.001 (7.14%) to $0.015 on volume of 2.7m shares; and
- G.U.D. Holdings (GUD), +$0.460 (6.8%) to $7.220 on volume of 668,000 shares; and
- Ventracor (VCR), +$0.090 (6.32%) to $1.515 on volume of 4.6m shares; and
- Sirtex Medical (SRX), +$0.090 (6.16%) to $1.550 on volume of 121,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Sydney Gas Ltd (SGL), -$0.040 (8.33%) to $0.440 on volume of 1.87m shares;
- Globe International (GLB), -$0.015 (4.55%) to $0.315 on volume of 543,000 shares; and
- Psivida (PSD), -$0.035 (4.07%) to $0.825 on volume of 573,000 shares; and
- Nylex (NLX), -$0.010 (3.64%) to $0.265 on volume of 946,000 shares; and
- Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE), -$0.070 (3.56%) to $1.895 on volume of 5.32m shares.
| Index Changes | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4259.9 | 5.7 | 0.13% | 408.74m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2308.6 | -4.6 | -0.2% | 67.71m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4246.6 | 6.5 | 0.15% | 153.79m |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3495.1 | 4.6 | 0.13% | 235.88m |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4298.4 | 6 | 0.14% | 316.93m |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4290.5 | 6 | 0.14% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4140 | 0.3 | 0.01% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2372.4 | 5.2 | 0.22% | 124.12m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| Market Breadth | ||||||
| ASX20 | XTO | XJO | XAO | XSO | Market | |
| Advances | 10 | 47 | 89 | 185 | 82 | 457 |
| Declines | 9 | 42 | 81 | 175 | 75 | 439 |
| Advancing Volume | 39.1m | 115.51m | 134.63m | 155.95m | 38.01m | 394.72m |
| Declining Volume | 27.57m | 79.09m | 107.11m | 130.72m | 35.85m | 199.3m |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was Energy which gained 1.23% to 9478.80 points. The sector was helped by
- Santos (STO), +$0.350 (3.32%) to $10.900 on volume of 1.2m shares;
- Roc Oil Company (ROC), +$0.040 (1.9%) to $2.140 on volume of 506,000 shares; and
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), +$0.470 (1.64%) to $29.180 on volume of 593,000 shares; and
- Tap Oil (TAP), +$0.040 (1.55%) to $2.620 on volume of 609,000 shares; and
- Caltex Australia (CTX), +$0.170 (1.01%) to $17.070 on volume of 505,000 shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was Industrials which gained 0.48% to 5104.30 points. The sector leaders were -
- Downer EDI (DOW), +$0.070 (1.34%) to $5.300 on volume of 1.63m shares;
- Transfield Services (TSE), +$0.090 (1.27%) to $7.180 on volume of 258,000 shares; and
- Toll Holdings (TOL), +$0.160 (1.25%) to $13.000 on volume of 831,000 shares; and
- Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), +$0.040 (1.01%) to $3.990 on volume of 8.35m shares; and
- Transurban Group (TCL), +$0.070 (0.94%) to $7.500 on volume of 5.79m shares.
The bronze today went to Materials which gained 0.40% to 7453.90 points. The sector was led by
- Rinker Group (RIN), +$0.890 (6.44%) to $14.720 on volume of 5.54m shares;
- Capral Aluminium (CAA), +$0.110 (5.98%) to $1.950 on volume of 131,000 shares; and
- Wattyl (WYL), +$0.100 (4.59%) to $2.280 on volume of 142,000 shares; and
- Jubilee Mines (JBM), +$0.240 (3.33%) to $7.440 on volume of 496,000 shares; and
- Newcrest Mining (NCM), +$0.410 (2.62%) to $16.060 on volume of 1.79m shares.
The worst-performed sector today was Property Trusts which lost 0.78% to 1795.70 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Galileo Shopping America Trust (GSA), -$0.020 (1.69%) to $1.160 on volume of 2.71m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), -$0.290 (1.64%) to $17.380 on volume of 4.18m shares; and
- General Property Trust (GPT), -$0.040 (1.05%) to $3.760 on volume of 4.73m shares; and
- Macquarie Ddr Trust (MDT), -$0.010 (0.84%) to $1.185 on volume of 1.85m shares; and
- Thakral Holdings Group (THG), -$0.005 (0.66%) to $0.750 on volume of 599,000 shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was Consumer Discretionary which lost 0.13% to 2255.30 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Unitab (UTB), -$0.300 (2.21%) to $13.300 on volume of 584,000 shares;
- JB Hi-Fi (JBH), -$0.070 (2.12%) to $3.230 on volume of 154,000 shares;
- West Australian Newspapers (WAN), -$0.160 (1.87%) to $8.390 on volume of 234,000 shares;
- APN News & Media (APN), -$0.090 (1.73%) to $5.110 on volume of 251,000 shares; and
- Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) (SBC), -$0.190 (1.56%) to $12.010 on volume of 131,000 shares.
| Sector Indices | |||||
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XEJ | Energy | 9478.8 | 115.4 | 1.23% | 19.82m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 5104.3 | 24.3 | 0.48% | 43.45m |
| XMJ | Materials | 7453.9 | 29.5 | 0.4% | 74.97m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 5015 | 19.8 | 0.4% | 2.56m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5593.1 | 16.8 | 0.3% | 28.01m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1795.8 | 2 | 0.11% | 13.58m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5208.6 | 3.5 | 0.07% | 46.91m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 378 | 0 | 0% | 5.45m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 5342.9 | -2.6 | -0.05% | 9.51m |
| XFJ | Financials | 5095 | -6.1 | -0.12% | 107.16m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2255.3 | -3 | -0.13% | 16.74m |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1795.7 | -14.1 | -0.78% | 64.43m |
All Ordinaries Major Movers
| All Ords Volume Leaders | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| DYL | Deep Yellow | 0.155 | 0.035 | 29.17% | 52.57m |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation | 5.05 | 0.01 | 0.2% | 12.02m |
| AMP | AMP Limited | 6.67 | 0.07 | 1.06% | 9.6m |
| BHP | BHP Billiton | 18.54 | -0.13 | -0.7% | 8.99m |
| FGL | Foster's Group | 5.41 | 0.03 | 0.56% | 7.72m |
| TTS | Tattersall's | 3.22 | -0.06 | -1.83% | 7.23m |
| All Ords Percentage Gainers | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| ALK | Alkane Exploration | 0.165 | 0.02 | 13.79% | 397171 |
| UNW | Unwired Group | 0.46 | 0.05 | 12.2% | 4.65m |
| PSA | Petsec Energy | 1.12 | 0.09 | 8.74% | 1.06m |
| ETW | Evans & Tate | 0.47 | 0.035 | 8.05% | 313970 |
| GUD | G.U.D. Holdings | 7.22 | 0.46 | 6.8% | 667599 |
| All Ords Percentage Decliners | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| SGL | Sydney Gas Ltd | 0.44 | -0.04 | -8.33% | 1.87m |
| CBH | CBH Resources | 0.255 | -0.015 | -5.56% | 1.84m |
| EPT | Epitan | 0.455 | -0.025 | -5.21% | 667246 |
| GLB | Globe International | 0.315 | -0.015 | -4.55% | 543190 |
| GGN | Gallery Gold | 0.315 | -0.015 | -4.55% | 930685 |
| Regional Indices | |||||
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3334.102 | 8.83 | 0.27% | 16.05m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11758.68 | -5.58 | -0.05% | 0 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 1062.43 | 2.83 | 0.27% | 473040 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2243.16 | -7.13 | -0.32% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 14518.73 | 14.44 | 0.1% | 150.4m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 915.49 | -1.35 | -0.15% | 0 |
