SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29271, 1 August 1960, Page 16

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket Indices are:— New York.—Dow Jones: Shares Ralls. 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 . 154.20 620.35 2,320,000 April 29 139.83 601.90 2,850.000 May 31 139.66 625.50 3,750.000 June 30 143.19 640.62 2.940,000 July 25 134.02 601.68 2,840,000 July 26 134.40 606.75 2,720,000 July 27 132.37601.76 2,560,000 July 28 133.86 605.67 3,020,000 London.—Financial Times (Industrial ordinain 1935 equal 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 31 .. 322.2 81.98 70.0 June 30 •• 315.4 79.34 66.4 July 25 .. 314.2 79.51 63.8 July 26 .. 311.2 79.40 63.4 July 27 .. 306.9 79.34 63.5 July 28 .. 307.0 79.34 63.9 Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July 1936-June, 1939, equals 100): Banks Retail mdus 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 31 155 85 434.85 353.60 June 27 151 66 448.14 357.50 July 22 149.82 460.57 362.65 July 25 149.97 457.76 362.51 July 26 149.88 458.22 362.76 July 27 140.95 457.21 362.52 July 28 150.23 454.15 361.17 July 29 150.09 459.24 362.54 ■