SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27642, 26 April 1955, Page 16

SHAREMARKET INDICES

FALL AT WEEK END

Comparative indices are:— London. —Financial Times: Inds. ord. (1936 equals 100; Govt, and gold (1929 equals 100:

LONDON QUOTATIONS Broken Hill North. 71s 7Jd; Broken HiH Proprietary. 32s 9d; Consolidated Zinc. 46s 3d; New Broken Hill, 34s 6d; Mount Isa, 51s 3d. Mr S. C. Brown, managing director of the British General Electric Company, Ltd., the New Zealand subsidiary of the General Electric Company, Ltd., of England, has been appointed chairman of the company with Mr J. L. Griffin, Wellington, as vicechairman. Mr D. G. W. Acworth, London, Mr H. R. Biss, Wellingtjn, Mr J. H. Gormly, Christchurch, and Mr J. Rowden. Auckland, have joined the board of directors.

Indus, ord . Govt. Gold Dec. 31 .. 184.0 103.33 95.90 Jan. 31 .. 193.0 101.78 90.59 Feb. 28 .. 182.8 98.77 88.94 March 31 .. 181.9 99.93 87.90 April 18 .. 187.6 99.70 86.38 April 19 .. 188.7 99.82 85.15 April 20 .. 189.3 99.79 85.00 April 23 .. 184.3 97.75 84.14 New York*—Dow Jones (1926 equals 100: Shares Rail Inds. sold Dec. 31 .. 145.86 404.39 3.840,000 Jan. 31 . 144.34 404.39 3.840,000 Feb. 28 .. 149.47 411.87 2.620,000 March 31 .. 150.32 409.70 3,840,000 April 18 .. 159.77 428.42 3,680,000 April 19 .. 161.18 427.88 2,700,000 April 20 *. 161.31 428.62 3,090,000 April 21 .. 161.03 428.25 2,810,000 April 23 .. 159.11 425.52 2,800,000