COMMERCIAL Firm, Busy Start On Aust. Market

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30640, 5 January 1965, Page 13

COMMERCIAL Firm, Busy Start On Aust. Market

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

SYDNEY, January 4. Trading was more active on the first day after the New Year holiday on the Sydney Stock Exchange today and the market was firmer, mainly because of rises in major industrials.

Trading In industrials on the Melbourne Stock Exchange today also opened the year on a firm note. Rises well outnumbered falls. Most leaders advanced, led by 8.H.P., up 6d to 575, and Australian Consolidated Industries, up 9d to 65s 3d. Base metals mostly improved. but Mount Isa dropped Is 3d to 40s. Oils were firm. SYDNEY Sales.—B.H. South. 24s Rd: Com. Mining, 19s 9d; C.R.A., 475; Kath. Inv.; 14s; Loloma, 24s 6d: Mt. LyeU, 10s 4d; Mt. Morgan. 18s: Mt. Isa. 40s; New 8.H., £6 Ss 6d; N.A.U.C., 7s 3d: Nth. 8.H., 425; Ampol Exp., 15s; A.A.0., Ils; A.O. Gas, 37s fid; Exoil, 4s 8d; Mid Eastern, Is sd; Oil Search, 2s; Planet, 2s; Arnal Chem., 14s 7d; Ampol, 12s, and def., 9s 2d; Ansett, 8s 3d; Assoc. Sec., 16s 6d; A.C.1., 65s 3d; A.N.1., 5s Id, Bank N.S.W., 69s 6d; Blue Metal Ind., 22s lid; Boral, 30s 3d; Borg Warner, 30s sd; Brambles, 18s 4d; Brit. Tob., 32s 6d; 8.H.P., 575; B. Philp, Sss 6d; W. R. Carpenter. 38s 3d: Cast Perkins, 68s 3d, Chem. Mat., 16s: Clyde Ind., 12s 9d: G. J. Coles, 16s: C.S.R.. 70s 9d; C. 10s Id: Com. of Aust., 26s 3d: C.I. Gases, £5 ss; Cone. Ind., 7s fid; Cust. Cred., 8s 3d; Dodge Consol., 25s 3d; Drug Houses, 365: E.Z. Ind., 23s 9d; Elder G.M., 26s 6d: Email, 8s 4d; Fairymead, 275; Feltex, 9s Id: Hanimex, 16s; J. Hardie, £6 10s Od: A. G. Healing, 8s fid: L. J. Hooker, 4s lOd; Humes, 70s 3d: I.A. Corp., 10s 9d; 1.C.1.. 59s fid; D. Jones, 18s sd; H. Jones, 925; L.N.C., Us 4d; Larke Consol., 14s 6d: Lifesavers. 35s 3d; J. Lysaght, 57s 9d; M.L.C., £5 19s fid; Marrickville, 16s 4d: Mauri Bros., 20s 8d; Moran C., 21s Id: Motels Aust., 6s 8d; Moulded Prods., 15s 3d: Myer Emp., 35s 9d: N.Z. Forest, 30s 7d: Nat. Bank, 25s 3d; Olims, 25s 3d: Peko W., 16s 4d; Penfold, 16s 9d: Petrochem., 28s 3d; Pioneer Con., 16s Id; Pioneer Sugar, 345: Pye Ind., 255; Qld. Ins., 85s; Rothmans, 40s; Sebels, 18s »s: Taubmans, 16s 6d; Thiess, ss; Tooheys, 12s Id; Tooth, £5 Us 6d: Union Carb., 71s; Unit Telecast, Us 3d; Waltons, 14s; Wwths., 16s 2d. MELBOURNE Sales.— A.W.A., 295; Ampol, Ils lOd .and def., 9s: Ansett. 8s 2d; A. Inds., Ils 2d; A.S.S. Pulp, 35s 6d; Aust. Chem., 255; A.C.1., 65s 3d; A.P.M., 36s 3d: Bank N.S.W., 69s 6d; Boral, 30s 2d; B. 575; Burns Philp. 85s; Carlton, 495; C.U.B. Z shares. 87s; Carrier, 7s; Coles, 15s lid: C. 70s 9d: Cox Bros., Is lOd; Dunlop, 43s 6d! Electro B. 12s 3d; Email, 8s 6d; E.Z. Inds., 23s 9d; Feltex, 9s 2d; General Inds., Us; Gerrard, 33s 6d; Gollin, 10s; Gordon Gotch, 335; Herald, 57s 6d; Hooker. 4s 9d; Howard Smith. 55s 6d; 1.A.C., 10s 8d; 1.C.1.A.N.Z., 59s 3d; Indoor Bowl-

ing 2s; Jennings, 12s 3d; H. Jones, 92s 6d: Kauri, 5s 3d; McPhersons, 465; Minster, £5 Is; Morris P.. 50s: Moulded Products, 15s 3d; Myer, 365; Myttons, 17s sd; Nat. Bank, 255; National Consol.. 31s; Olympic, Us 8d: Petersville, 5s lid: Project, 5s 9d; Qld. Prs., 71s 3d; Repco, 24s 9d; Rocla, 275; Sleigh, 9s 2d; Swan. 34s 6d: Toppa, 10s 4cf: Waltons. 14s; Woolworths, 16s 3d; Aust. Oil Gas, 37s 9d; B.H. South, 24s 6d; Mt. Isa, 40s; Mt. Lyell, 10s 4d: Mt. Morgan, 18s: New 8.H., £6 4s; North 8.H., 425; Oil Search. Is lid; Santos, 31s; Western Mining, 275: Austral Bakeries, 7s; Berry, 6s: Siddons. 12s 9d; Comlth. Mining, 19s 9d; Emperor, 6s; Loloma, 24s 6d.