SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29228, 11 June 1960, Page 16

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket indices are:— New York.—Dow Jones: Shares Rails Indust, sold Dec. 31 .. 154.05 679.36 3.810.000 Jan. 5 .. 160.43 685.47 3,710.000 Jan. 29 .. 151.60 622.62 3,060,000 Feb. 29 .. 149.95 630.72 2,990.000 March 29 .. 154J0 620.35 2,320,000 April 29 .. 139.83 601.90 2,850,000 May 25 .. 142.45 621.20 3,440,000 May 26 .. 141.55 622.79 3,720,000 May 27 .. 141.12 624.78 3,040,000 May 30: Memorial Day May 31 .. 139.66 625.50 3,750,000 June 1 .. 139.44 624.89 3,770,000 June 3 .. 139.66 628.96 3,340,000 June 6 .. 141.93 636.92 3,220,000 June 7 .. 143.19 645.58 3.710,000 June 8 .. 145.96 650.35 3,800.000 London.—Financial Times (industrial ordinary 1935 equals 100, Government 1926 equals 100, gold 1955 equals 100): Indust. ord. Govt. Gold Dec. 31 .. 338.4 85.29 89.2 Jan. 4 .. 542.9 89.94 89.7 Jan. 29 .. 329.6 83.70 87.6 Feb. 29 .. 321.5 82.76 81.9 March 31 .. 321.2 82.17 70.6 April 29 310.6 81.98 70.2 May 25 .. 320.4 82.32 70.3 May 26 319.9 82.38 70.9 May 30 .. 321.0 82.13 70.2 May 31 .. 322.2 81.96 70.0 June 1 .. 318.1 81.72 69.2 June 2 .. 317.6 81.55 68.1 June 3 .. 319.7 81.55 68.5 June 6: Bank Holiday. June 7 .. 321.8 81.47 67.4 June 8 .. 322.3 81.28 . 66.6 June 9 .. 326.7 81.26 66.7 Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July, 1936-June, 1939, equals 100): Banks Retail Indus. Dec. 22 .. 164.82 389.68 319.66 Jan. 29 .. 164.40 393.97 335.96 Feb. 29 .. 157.37 403.11 330.61 March 31 .. 156.81 415.58 331.06 April 29 .. 156.19 429.37 347.78 May 24 .. 155.98 415.57 350.67 May 26 .. 156.09 433.04 351.34 May 30 .. 156.18 435.03 352.73 May 31 .. 155.85 434.85 353.60 June 1 .. 155.60 436.50 353.67 June 2 .. 155.94 437.68 354.16 June 3 .. 155.86 437.37 354.56 June 6 .. 156.01 433.48 356.99 June 7 .. 155.26 437.94 357.89 June 8 .. 154.56 439.38 357.99 June 9 .. 154.16 437.62 359.01