SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29391, 19 December 1960, Page 22

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket indices are:— New Zealand.—Reserve Bank (January 14, 1958, equals 1000): Aust.

London.—Financial Times (industrial ordinary 1935 equals 100, Government, 1926, equals 100; gold, 1958, equals 100).

Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July,-1936-June, 1939, equals 100):

N.Z. ord. N.Z. pref. shares in N.Z. Jan. 28 .. 1242 971 1161 Feb. 25 .. 1219 959 1172 March 31 .. 1192 957 1199 April 28 .. 1220 972 1153 May 26 .. 1285 992 1193 June 30 .. 1320 998 1218 July 28 .. 1309 999 1237 Aug. 25 .. 1358 1005 1225 Sept. 29 .. 1352 997 1208 Oct. 27 .. 1325 1001 1187 Nov. 3 .. 1312 992 1176 Nov. 10 .. 1283 995 1125 Nov. 17 .. 1242 995 1019 Nov. 24 .. 1259 998 1109 Dec. 1 .. 1273 997 1082 Dec. 8 .. 1238 997 1107 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. 28 ,. 15160 622-62 3,060,UOi Feb 29 .. 149.95 630.72 2,990,004. March 29 .. 154 20 620.35 2,320.000 April 29 .. 139 83 601.90 2.85O.0U0 May 31 .. 139.66 625.50 3,750,904. June 30 .. 143 19 640 62 2,940.000 July 28 .. 133.86 605.67 3.020.000 August 31 136.72 625.99 3,130.000 Sept 30 .. 125 42 680-14 3.370,000 Oct 31 .. 125 07 580 36 2.460 000 Nov. 30 .. 12934 597.22 3.080,000 Dec. 2 .. 128.12 596.00 3,140,000 Dec. 7 136.83 604.63 3,660,000 Dec. 9 .. 127 77 610 91 4.46n non Dee. 12 .. 127.86 611.94 3,020,000 Dec. 13 126.74 611.72 3,500,000 Dec. 14 .. 127.10 612.68 3,880,000 Pec. 15 .. 126.88 610.76 3,660,000

Indust, ord. Govt. Gold Dec 31 .. 338.4 85.29 89 2 Jan < .. 542.9 89.94 89,7 Jan 29 .. 329.6 83.70 87.6 Feb. 29 321.5 82 76 81.9 April 29 .. 310.8 81 98 702 May 3) .. 322-2 81 98 70.0 June 30 .. 315-4 79.34 66 4 July 29 .. 309.4 79.32 64.3 August 31 .. 332.3 79 73 65 6 Sept 30 322 9 79 98 67 9 Oct. 31 .. 3213 80.54 76.4 Nov. 30 .. 302.3 80.13 75 0 Dec, 7 .. 299.0 79.65 75.9 Dee. 8 ' .. 294 6 79.47 75.8 Dec. 9 293 4 79 47 75 2 Dec. 12 .. 295.1 79.38 75.3 Dec. 13 .. 297.9 79.29 75.1 Dec. 14 .. 302.4 79.30 ■74.9 Dec. 18 299.8 79.30 74.8

Banks Retail Indus □ee 2'4 164 82 389 68 319.86 Jan 29 164.40 393.97 335 96 Feb 29 157 37 403.11 330 81 March 31 15681 415.58 331 06 April 29 . - 156 19 429 37 347 18 Mae 31 155.85 434.85 353 61 June 27 151 66 448.14 357 50 July 29 . - 150 09 459.24 362 5« August 31 146 32 438 20 366 84 Sept 30 145 19 428 66 355 85 Oct. SI 141.30 412-43 332 04 Nov 30 129.48 364 68 297.55 Dee. 8 130 14 358.32 302.41 Dec. 9 129 46 358 10 299.93 Dec. 13 128 70 357.31 297 2 s Dec. 13 128.57 357.45 299.26 Dee. 14 129.51 354.45 258 43 Dee. 13 129.35 352.04 296.61 Dec. IS 129.58 348.48 293.82