SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27912, 8 March 1956, Page 19

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Comparative indices are:— London.—Financial Times: Indus, ord (1936 equals 100): Govt and gold (1929 equals 100):— Indus, orc Govt. Golc Feb. 28 182.8 98.77 88.94 March 31 181.9 99.93 87.ST April 29 182.7 90.49 85a ■ May 31 197.0 95 30 84.4] June 30 214.3 94.06 85.'ll July 29 215.8 92.60 84.10 August 31 194 1 88.27 8646 Stpt. 30 191.0 89 72 84 66 October 31 191 1 91 64 79.03 Nov 30 190.3 90.78 76.10 Dec. 12 198 1 90.53 •87.1 Dec. 30 200.4 90.08 87.7 Jan. 4 203 4 90.16 t86.7 Jan. 31 186.4 88.17 82.5 Feb. 28 177.9 88.15 90.6 March 1 174.6 87.78 90.8 March 2 174.7 87.78 90.1 March 5 •Ne 171.9 w series 87.20 oegins 88.8 tEx dividend (equals 88.1 cum div.) New York.—Dow Jones Rails. (1926 equals 100) Shares Indus. sold Feb. 28 149.47 411.87 2,620. JtM March 31 150.32 409.70 3.840.J0I April 29 ’.60 52 425.65 2 2 0.001 May 31 159.87 424.86 1.990,004 June 30 160.95 431.38 2.37O.OOI • uly 29 158 i. 465.85 2.45u,(HM August 31 157.14 468.18 1.850.000 Sept. 30 155.05 466.62 2.14U.00' October 31 149.53 454.87 1.800.00b Nov. 30 166 65 483.26 2.900.000 Dec. 30 163.2 488.40 2,820,000 Jan. 30 155.10 467.50 1.8u0,000 Feb. 29 159.62 483.65 3,900,000 Feb. 29 159.62 483.65 3,900,000 March 1 160.70 486.69 2,410,000 March 2 152.79 438.84 2,860,000 March 5 164.85 491.68+ 2,770,000 March 6 164.10 491.41 tRecord. 2,770,000