SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28099, 15 October 1956, Page 17

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Comparative Indices are:— New York.—Dow Jones.

Oct. 11 .. 159.32 488.06 1,760,000 London.—Financial Times: Indus, ord. (1936 equals 100): Govt, and gold (1929 equals 100):

fEx dividend (equals 88 1 cum div.).

Shares Rails. Indus. sold October 31 .. 149.53 454.87 1,800,000 Nov. 30 .. 166.65 483.26 2,900.000 Dec. 30 .. 163.29 488.40 2,820,000 Jan 30 .. 155.10 467.50 1,830,000 Feb. 29 .. 159.62 483.65 3.900.000 March 29 .. 171.82 511.79 3,480.000 April 30 .. 176.63 516.12 2.730.000 May 31 .. 165.10 478.05 2,020,000 June 28 .. 166.84 492.50 1,900,000 July 31 .. 170.65 517.81 2,520,000 August 30 .. 160.65 502.04 1,620,000 Sept. 28 .. 154.01 475.25 1,720,000 Oct. 4 .. 156.15 481.24 1,600.000 Oct. 5 .. 158.81 482.39 1,580,000 Oct. 8 .. 158.76 483.38 1,450,000 Oct. 9 .. 168.14 481.32 1,220.000 Oct. 10 .. 159.48 487.32 1,620,000

Indus, ord. Govt. Gold. October 31 .. 191.1 91.64 79.03 Nov. 30 .. 190.3 90.78 76.10 Dec. 12 .. 198.1 90.53 *87.1 Jan. 4 .. 203.4 90.16 t86.7 Jan. 31 .. 186.4 88.70 82.5 Feb. 28 .. 177.9 88.15 90.6 March 29 .. 180.1 86.50 85.5 April 30 .. 190.7 87.80 81.4 May 31 .. 181.1 85.39 78.1 June 29 .. 174.4 84 57 81.7 July 31 .. 182.8 84.04 80.3 August 31 •• 182.9 84.72 80.6 Sept. 28 .. 181.2 83.72 78.7 Oct. 1 .. 179.5 83.72 78.3 Oct. 2 .. 178.8 83.85 77.8 Oct. 4 — 179.3 84.30 77.4 Oct. 8 . 178.4 84.35 76.96 •New series begins.