SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 23

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket indices are:— New York.--Dow Jones: Shares Rail Indust. sold Feb. 27 141.04 466.26 1,620,000 Mar. 29 144.05 474.81 1,650,000 April 30 May 29 145.84 494.36 2,200.000 145.64 502.18 2,270.000 June 28 146.46 503.29 1,770 000 July 31 149.79 508.52 1.830.(MM Sept. 30 123.70 456.30 1.520.000 Oct. 31 110.94 441.04 2.170.000 Nov 29 103.97 449.87 2.740.00(1 Dec 31 96.96 435.69 5.070.000 Jan. 30 108.90 449.72 2.150.00(1 Feb. 27 102.70 437.80 1.670.000 Feb. 28 102.70 437.80 1.670.000 Mar. 3 102.52 443.38 1.810.000 Mar. 5 102.74 446.58 1,020,000 London.—Financial Times. Industrial ordinary, 1935 equals 100; Government 1926 equals 100; gold, 1955 equals 100. Indust. ord. Govt. Gold. Feb. 28 . 189.7 88.88 73 0 March 29 . 189.8 87.18 67.1 April 30 . 200.0 86.85 66.9 May 31 . 203.2 83.75 66.5 June 28 . 204.8 82.91 70.4 July 31 . 201.1 82.64 70.0 Dec. 31 . 165.3 79.29 74.8 Aug. 30 . 198.8 81.06 76.5 Sept. 30 . 187.1 78.25 73.4 Oct. 31 . 162.5 78.45 71.6 Nov 29 . 169.5 78 06 73.3 Feb. 27 . 155.8 81.00 74.5 Feb. 28 . 157.0 81.19 76.2 Mar. 3 . 157.0 81.19 76.2 Mar. 5 . 159.3 81.47 75.3 Sydney.—Morning Herald (1934 equals 100):— * SilverBanks. Retail. Indus. Lead Feb. 28 .. 186.51 253.77 193.7 645.43 Mar 28 .. 184.16 244.77 191.20 619.37 Apl 30 .. 184.10 255.90 189.96 643.00 May 30 .. 186.44 232.22 192.75 592.40 Jne 28 .. 196 77 234.77 199.10 578.37 Jul 31 .. 207.57 235.40 206.44 620.53 Aug 29 .. 208.20 241.01 211.80 582.36 Sep 30 .. 208.45 242.54 206.80 562.26 Oct. 31 .. 190 80 248.04 203.47 528.20 Nov 29 .. 191.89 250.93 206.40 501 12 Dec 24 .. 187.90 253.92 203.93 452.54 Jan 30 .. 191.32 249.98 210.36 448 01 Feb. 27 .. 197.98 253.96 211.30 414.16 Mar. 3 .. 198.84 253.35 212.00 412.08 Mar. 4 .. 198.92 253.53 211.56 411.92 Mar. 5 .. 199.47 253.85 211.90 412.31 Cyclone Fence.—The Cyclone Fence and Gate Company, Ltd., has an nounced an unchanged interim preferehce dividend of 21 per cent., payable on April 1.—(P.A.) Cox Brothers.—Cox Brothers. Ltd., has declared interim dividends of 3J per cent, on A perference shares 3J per cent. ?n B preference shares and 3? per cent, on ordinary shares. The dividends are payable on April 30.—(P.A.) United Building.—The United Building Society of Christchurch has declared a final dividend of 3 per cent., making a total of 5J per cent (unchanged) for the year ending March 31, 1958. The dividend is payable on April 1 and the shares are ex dividend on March 20 — (PA.)