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There's nothing more satisfying than being able to hit a button and watch everything update itself (all into temporary tables of course - I still eye-ball everything before putting it into the RantTables). Breadth and volume breadth, volatility and covariances, and all the myriad little numbers that are required to live in RantWorld.
Note - I know that the freebie Commodity Charts
database hasn't updated; I run the Pro charts off a different database,
and I've been concentrating on the Pro area in the leadup to Monday's
'launch'. I'll do the free one tonight, probably.
All I need to do now is to write myself a little storeproc that stuffs the temporary database contents into the full-version database once I've satisfied myself that all is kosher; should take ten minutes to write, then four hours chasing the missing semi-colons. Don't get me stareted on semi-colons... or - what's much more worser - when I hit 'shift-right-square-bracket' (i.e., a right curly brackets instead of 'right-square-bracket' when making a sub-array reference. That can drive me crazy.
Major Market Indices
The broad market - the ASX All Ordinaries (XAO) - fell by 17.50 points (-0.40%), finishing at 4325.90 points (4325-ish), which was also the low of the day. The index hit an intraday high of 4354.10 (4350-ish) after about ten minutes of trading, before reversing abd wafting lower for the remainder of the session.
Total volume traded on the ASX was a solid 1.11 billion units, 12.5% above its 10-day average. Of the 483 stocks in the All Ords, 197 fell while 161 managed a gain. Volume was tilted in favour of the losers by a margin of 1.9:1, with 382.47 million shares traded in losers while 204.92 million shares traded in they day's gainers.
The
Index that forms the cash basis for the SFE's Share
Price Index Futures - the S&P/ASX
200 (XJO)
- fell by 16.60 points (-0.38%), finishing at 4368.80 points. yet again
it had a crack at 'The 4400', and yet again it fell short but a handful
of points.
The "heavy hitters" of the Australian market - the ASX 20 Leaders (XTL) - fell by 6.40 points (-0.27%), finishing at 2342.70 points. Within the index members, there were 6 that rose, and 14 losers. Total volume in rising issues within the ASX20 amounted to 40.46m shares while volume in the losers totalled 90.12m units.
The major winners in the "big guns" were -
- Alumina (AWC), +$0.090 (1.55%) to $5.880 on volume of 5.7m shares;
- Rio Tinto (RIO), +$0.740 (1.5%) to $49.910 on volume of 2.76m shares;
- Coles Myer Ltd (CML), +$0.110 (1.17%) to $9.510 on volume of 5.27m shares;
- BHP Billiton (BHP), +$0.220 (1.14%) to $19.520 on volume of 18.31m shares; and
- ANZ Banking Group (ANZ), +$0.070 (0.33%) to $21.310 on volume of 7.68m shares.
The following stocks made up the biggest percentage losers in the big-guns:
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), -$0.65 (2.09%) to $30.50 on volume of 1.77m shares;
- Westfield Group (WDC), -$0.28 (1.53%) to $18.01 on volume of 7.04m shares; and
- AMP Limited (AMP), -$0.10 (1.48%) to $6.65 on volume of 7m shares; and
- QBE Insurance Group (QBE), -$0.23 (1.37%) to $16.52 on volume of 2.93m shares; and
- St George Bank (SGB), -$0.26 (0.97%) to $26.45 on volume of 1.67m shares.
At the smaller end of the market's capitalisation scale, the ASX Small Ordinaries Index (XSO) fell by 9.50 points (-0.39%), finishing at 2455.10 points. The major winners in the "pop-guns" were -
- Crane Group (CRG), +$1.140 (13.16%) to $9.800 on volume of 746,000 shares;
- Circadian Technologies (CIR), +$0.110 (8.21%) to $1.450 on volume of 114,000 shares; and
- Wattyl (WYL), +$0.150 (6.38%) to $2.500 on volume of 986,000 shares; and
- Sydney Gas Ltd (SGL), +$0.030 (5.88%) to $0.540 on volume of 694,000 shares; and
- SDI (SDI), +$0.040 (5.33%) to $0.790 on volume of 267,000 shares.
The losingest-little-guys for the session were (in order of decline):
- Multiemedia (MUL), -$0.002 (7.41%) to $0.025 on volume of 66.81m shares;
- SP Telemedia (SOT), -$0.070 (4.24%) to $1.580 on volume of 157,000 shares; and
- Coffey International (COF), -$0.130 (4.1%) to $3.040 on volume of 32,000 shares; and
- Sai Global (SAI), -$0.100 (3.82%) to $2.520 on volume of 192,000 shares; and
- Multiplex Group (MXG), -$0.120 (3.65%) to $3.170 on volume of 8.23m shares.
| Index Changes | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XAO | All Ordinaries | 4325.9 | -17.5 | -0.4% | 726.26m |
| XTL | S&P/ASX 20 | 2342.7 | -6.4 | -0.27% | 130.58m |
| XFL | S&P/ASX 50 | 4298.6 | -14.8 | -0.34% | 270.49m |
| XTO | S&P/ASX 100 | 3547.3 | -13.4 | -0.38% | 438.97m |
| XJO | S&P/ASX 200 | 4368.8 | -16.6 | -0.38% | 556.23m |
| XKO | S&P/ASX 300 | 4362.2 | -16.5 | -0.38% | 0 |
| XMD | S&P/ASX Mid-Cap 50 | 4266.9 | -24.2 | -0.56% | 0 |
| XSO | S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries | 2455.1 | -9.5 | -0.39% | 229.69m |
All Ordinaries Market Internals
| Market Breadth | ||||||
| ASX20 | XTO | XJO | XAO | XSO | Market | |
| Advances | 6 | 30 | 60 | 161 | 62 | 467 |
| Declines | 14 | 59 | 109 | 197 | 93 | 449 |
| Advancing Volume | 40.46m | 159.88m | 176.44m | 204.92 | 37.69 | 487.88 |
| Declining Volume | 90.12m | 229.61m | 294.59m | 382.47 | 147.52 | 501.88 |
S&P/ASX200 GICS Sector Indices
The top sector for the day was XMJ Materials which gained 0.72% to 7834.20 points. The sector was helped by
- Wattyl (WYL), +$0.150 (6.38%) to $2.500 on volume of 986,000 shares;
- Boral (BLD), +$0.210 (3.07%) to $7.050 on volume of 7.27m shares;
- Oxiana (OXR), +$0.030 (2.91%) to $1.060 on volume of 35.28m shares;
- Smorgon Steel Group (SSX), +$0.030 (2.47%) to $1.245 on volume of 4.55m shares; and
- Aquarius Platinum (AQP), +$0.160 (2.16%) to $7.580 on volume of 61,000 shares.
Second in the sector leadership stakes was XUJ Utilities which gained 0.00% to 4977.80 points. The sector leaders were -
- Energy Developments (ENE), +$0.150 (3.37%) to $4.600 on volume of 698,000 shares;
- Alinta (ALN), +$0.220 (2.3%) to $9.780 on volume of 1.13m shares;
- Diversified Utility And Energy Trusts (DUE), -$0.000 (0%) to $2.520 on volume of 960,000 shares;
- Pacific Hydro (PHY), -$0.000 (0%) to $5.000 on volume of 363,000 shares; and
- Gasnet Australia Group (GAS), -$0.010 (0.38%) to $2.590 on volume of 209,000 shares.
The bronze today went to XHJ Healthcare which lost -0.11% to 5359.30 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Chemeq (CMQ), -$0.025 (1.87%) to $1.310 on volume of 785,000 shares;
- Cochlear (COH), -$0.440 (1.1%) to $39.420 on volume of 293,000 shares;
- Mayne Group (MAY), -$0.050 (1.03%) to $4.820 on volume of 1.63m shares;
- Resmed Inc (RMD), -$0.040 (0.46%) to $8.700 on volume of 472,000 shares; and
- Ansell (ANN), -$0.040 (0.41%) to $9.810 on volume of 653,000 shares.
The worst-performed sector today was XEJ Energy which lost 1.91% to 9740.50 points. The sector was dragged lower by
- Oil Search (OSH), -$0.110 (3.16%) to $3.370 on volume of 6.7m shares;
- Origin Energy (ORG), -$0.180 (2.46%) to $7.150 on volume of 3.1m shares;
- Tap Oil (TAP), -$0.060 (2.12%) to $2.770 on volume of 872,000 shares;
- Woodside Petroleum (WPL), -$0.650 (2.09%) to $30.500 on volume of 1.77m shares; and
- Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE), -$0.040 (1.86%) to $2.110 on volume of 4.3m shares.
Just in front of last place on the sector table was XPJ Property Trusts which lost 1.00% to 1854.50 points. The sector was pulled down by
- Multiplex Group (MXG), -$0.120 (3.65%) to $3.170 on volume of 8.23m shares;
- Macquarie Ddr Trust (MDT), -$0.025 (2.02%) to $1.215 on volume of 4.36m shares; and
- General Property Trust (GPT), -$0.060 (1.54%) to $3.840 on volume of 13.92m shares; and
- Westfield Group (WDC), -$0.280 (1.53%) to $18.010 on volume of 5.66m shares; and
- Stockland (SGP), -$0.080 (1.36%) to $5.800 on volume of 4.06m shares.
| Sector Indices | |||||
| Code | GICS Sector | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| XMJ | Materials | 7834.2 | 56.2 | 0.72% | 144.8m |
| XUJ | Utilities | 4977.8 | 0.1 | 0% | 6.46m |
| XHJ | Healthcare | 5359.3 | -6.1 | -0.11% | 10.6m |
| XIJ | Information Technology | 415.9 | -0.5 | -0.12% | 7.82m |
| XNJ | Industrials | 5141.7 | -11.1 | -0.22% | 58.89m |
| XSJ | Consumer Staples | 5634.1 | -21.6 | -0.38% | 38.52m |
| XTJ | Telecommunications | 1785.8 | -8.5 | -0.47% | 47.19m |
| XXJ | ASX200 Financials ex Property Trusts | 5216 | -32.8 | -0.62% | 66.88m |
| XDJ | Consumer Discretionary | 2267 | -14.3 | -0.63% | 32.84m |
| XFJ | Financials | 5137.3 | -36.8 | -0.71% | 201.59m |
| XPJ | Property Trusts | 1854.5 | -18.7 | -1% | 122.14m |
| XEJ | Energy | 9740.5 | -189.9 | -1.91% | 26.18m |
All Ordinaries Major Movers
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| All Ords Volume Leaders | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation | 5.02 | -0.03 | -0.59% | 39.37m |
| OXR | Oxiana | 1.06 | 0.03 | 2.91% | 35.28m |
| BHP | BHP Billiton | 19.52 | 0.22 | 1.14% | 18.31m |
| MIG | Macquarie Infrastructure Group | 3.86 | -0.02 | -0.52% | 15.02m |
| GAN | CFS Gandel Retail Trust | 1.76 | 0.01 | 0.28% | 14.37m |
| PNA | Pan Australian Resources | 0.24 | 0 | 0% | 14.3m |
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| All Ords Percentage Gainers | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| PBT | Prana Biotechnology | 0.2 | 0.03 | 14.29% | 270234 |
| CRG | Crane Group | 9.8 | 1.14 | 13.16% | 746379 |
| CIR | Circadian Technologies | 1.45 | 0.11 | 8.21% | 114084 |
| MXL | MXL | 0.16 | 0.01 | 6.67% | 387647 |
| WYL | Wattyl | 2.5 | 0.15 | 6.38% | 986155 |
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| All Ords Percentage Decliners | |||||
| Code | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| PLT | Polartechnics | 0.27 | -0.03 | -8.47% | 342197 |
| MUL | Multiemedia | 0.025 | -0.002 | -7.41% | 66.81m |
| PPX | Paperlinx | 3.39 | -0.18 | -5.04% | 4.78m |
| CNT | Centamin Egypt | 0.29 | -0.02 | -5% | 205800 |
| SPL | Starpharma Holdings | 0.52 | -0.03 | -4.59% | 231299 |
Elsewhere in the Region...
| Regional Indices | |||||
| Country | Name | Close | +/- | % | Volume |
| New Zealand | NZSE50 | 3349.063 | -9.6 | -0.29% | 22.3m |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 11981.8 | 41.6 | 0.35% | 0 |
| Korea | KOSPI | 1117.11 | -1.72 | -0.15% | 647796 |
| Singapore | Straits Times | 2393.54 | 16.41 | 0.69% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 15104.94 | -32.14 | -0.21% | 286.9m |
| Malaysia | KLSE Comp | 948.23 | 6.9 | 0.73% | 0 |
