SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume C, Issue 29520, 23 May 1961, Page 19

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket Indices are;—

New Zealand.— Reserve Bank (January 14. 1958 equals loOOi:

Aust. N Z. N Z. Shares 1960 ord pref, in N.Z Jan 28 . 1242 971 1161 Feb 25 . 1219 959 1172 Mar. 31 . 1192 957 1199 April 28 . 1220 972 1193 May 26 . 1285 992 1193 June 30 . 1320 998 1218 July 28 . 1309 999 1237 Aug 25 . 1358 1005 1225 Sept. 8 .. 1364* 1019 1245 Sept. 29 . 1352 997 1208 Oct. 27 . 1325 1001 1187 Nov 24 . 1259 998 1109 Dec. 15 . 1264 997 1090 1961 Jan. 19 . 1257 997 1038 Feb. 9 . 1238 1003 1025 Feb. 16 . 1231 1004 1015 Feb 23 . 1220 991 1000 Mar 2 . . 1212 991 1010 Mar. 9 . 1214 991 1027 Mar 16 . 1209 991 985 Mar 23 . 1202 984 988 Mar 30 . 1198 990 979 April 13 . 1198 987 1019 April 20 . 1184 987 1045 April 27 . 1191 963 1051 May 4 . . 1189 986 1043 May 11 . 1188 986 1023 May 18 . 1190 983 1040 New York.—Dow Jones Shares 1960 Rails indust. sold. lan d 160.43 685 47 3.710,000 Dec 30 130 85 615 89 5.300.000 196) Jan. 31 141.71 648.20 4,890,000 Mar. 30 146.20 67 6.63 5,610.000 April 17 142.36 696.72 5,860,000 April 26 14135 682.18 4,890,000 April 27 141.74 679.54 4.450,000 May 2 142.12 682 34 4,110.000 May 3 143 79 688 90 4,940.000 May 4 144.12 692 25 5.350.000 May 5 143 86 690.67 4.980.000 May 8 143.62 689.06 5. 78,000 May 9 144 17 686 92 5 380.000 May 10 144.05 688.61 5.450.000 May 11 144.53 684.69 5,170.000 May 12 144.77 687.91 4,840.000 M a v 15 144 75 692.37 4.‘ 40.0<>0 May 17 148 02 705.52 5.230,000 May 18 147.66 701.14 4.610.000 May 19 147.56 705.96* 4.200,000 London. —Financial Time* (tnAustria! ordinary 100 Government 1935 equals 1926 equals 100: cold 1955 equals 100) Indust. I960 otd. Govt. Gold Jan .. 342 9 89 94 89 7 Dec 30 .. 305 3 79.12 75 0 1961 Jan 31 .. 314 2 78 42 15.0 Mar 30 342 2 78 25 64 8 April 27 .. 361 6 78.78 59 i April 28 ,. 362.8 72.74 59.3 May 2 May 3 .. 362 0 .. 362.5 78 69 78 65 59 0 58 5 May 4 .. 360 8 78 54 56 7 May 5 .. 359 1 78 56 ,55 3 May 8 .. 360.0 78 54 53 5 May 9 .. 359.9 78 49 54.0 May 10 .. 362.1 78 58 55.0 May 11 .. 364.6 78.65 55.8 May 12 .. 365.3 78.65 56.2 May 15 .. 365.7* 78 67 56.1 May 17 .. 3639 78.54 55.5 Mav 18 .. 359 2 78.49 54 8 May 19 .. 357.3 78.36 55.0 Sydney.— Sydney Stock Exehenge (July 1931—June 1939. equals 100): 1960 Banks Retail Indus. Sept 16 . 149.06 459 33 *347.98 Dec 23 • 128 42 350 74 296.60 1961 Jan 31 . 13432 360.21 307,14 Feb 34 . 133 52 362 05 309 20 Mar. 30 . 132.59 353.66 306.97 Anri] 28 . 134 69 371.80 324.57 Mav 1 . 135 5) 371.02 323.70 May 2 .. 134 76 373 02 32311 May 3 .. 134 88 371.75 326 12 May 4 .. 134 69 369 59 326 82 Mav 5 . 134 39 36.3 71 326.50 Mav 8 . 134 97 365 31 325 17 May 9 . 134 89 363.12 323.89 May 10 . 134 *4 .US) 66 3°2 May H . 134 76 365 01 324 59 Mav 12 134.75 369.79 326.14 Mav 16 . 134.75 370 35 328.59 May 17 . 135.13 372.53 329 97 Mav 18 . 135.29 375.96 333.50 May W . 135.82 378.10 334.08 May 22 . 135 78 379 20 334.91