OVERSEAS TRADING

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31657, 18 April 1968, Page 12

OVERSEAS TRADING

SYDNEY

The bullish trend continued on the exchange yesterday with mining shares standing out. 8.H.P., which stole the limelight on Tuesday, opened at 1990 c In the morning, sold down to 1975 c and later firmed to close at 2000 c. This was a gain of sc. Western Mining Corporation continued to stand out in the mining section with the shares gaining 26c to 850 c. Hamersley Holdings eased 25c to 1090 c. Sales.—B.H. South, 498; Cleveland Tin, ill: Com. Mining, 410: Cons. Gold. 606; Cons. Rutile. 153: C.R.A., 1420; Emperor, 190: Hamersley. 1090: Kathleen Inv., 550: Mt Isa. 562: New 8.H., 940: Placer. 3000; Qld Mines. 430: Western Mining. 850. and rts 542: Ampol Exp.. 248: A.0.G.. 170: Exoil. 45: Longreach. 72: Mid East. 68: Planet. 48: Woodside. ISO: Amalg. Chem., 50: Ampol Pet., 120: Ansett. 61: A.W.A.. 192: Ass. Securities. 176; A.C. Ind. 308: A.G. Corp.. 185; Bank N.S.W., 666: Big Sister. 310; Blue Metal. 162; Boral, 160: Borg Warner, 170: Bramble, 145: Brit. Tob., 265; 8.H.P., 2000: Burns Philp. 368: Carpenter. 203; Chem. Materials, 110; Clyde. 76: Coles, 113; C.S.R., 492: C.A.G.A., 190: Com. of Syd.. 295; C.8.A., 290: C.1.G., 328; Concrete Ind., 44: E.M.1., 290; E.Z. Inds, 308; Elder, G. M„ 245: Email, 73: Fairfax, 256: Fairymead, 115: Feltex, 60: Hanimex, 134; Hardie, J., 430: Heating. A. G.. 18: Hooker. L. J., 60; Hordern. A., 78: 1.A.C.. 106: Jones, D.. 125: L.N.C.. 72;

Lend Lease 124; Lysaght, 338: M.L.C. 1250; Marrickville, 78: Mauri, 213; Miller. R. W„ 121; Myer, 483; N.Z. Forest. 280; News, 315; Olims, 125; Peko W., 960, and opts., 630: Penfold. 370; Petrochemical, 51; Pioneer Cone., 145; Pioneer Sugar, 170; Publishers, 157; Pye, 95; Rothmans. 230: Sleigh, 79: Taubrnans. 88: Thiess, 478: Tooheys, 127; Tooth. 580: Travel Lodge. 99: Waltons, 85; Woolworths, 111. MELBOURNE B.H.P. traded actively to close 80c higher at 2000 c. Another notable gain was made by C.S.R., up 20c to 490 c. Virtually the whole minings list improved sharply, led by C.R.A. up 65c to 1420 c, and Western Mining up 108 c to 858 c. Hamersley touched a new peak of 1120 c before closing 70c higher at 1080 c. Oils also firmed. Ampol Exploration rose 5c to 255 c. Sales.—Ampol, 119; Ansett, 62: A.R.C., 69: Assoc. Pulp, 148: A.P.M., 149; Bank N.S.W., 670; Boral. 161: 8.H.P., 2000: Carlton, 400: C.U.B. Z, 355; Carrier. 70; Coles, 114: C.S.R., 490: C.8.A., 290; Com. Union, 215: Containers, 238: Cyclone, 146: Drug Houses, 125: Dunlop. 222; Electronic Ind., 112: Email, 73: E.S.A. Bank. 700: E.Z. Inds, 310; Feltex, 61; Gerrard, 330; Gollin, 76: Gordon, Gotch, 16&; Herald, 536; Hooker, 59; Humes, 305: 1.C.1.A.N.Z., 202; Jennings, 216: H. Jones, 240; Kauri, 20: Kelvinator, 155: Mayne Nickless. 280; McPhersons. 266: Minster. 106: P. Morris. 512; Myer, 482; Myttons, 131; Nat. Bank, 305: Nat. Consol., 193; Nylex, 116; Olympic, 103: Overseas Corp., 178: Petersville, 39; Repco, 178: Rocla, ISS: S.A. Rubber, 94: Sleigh, 77: H. Smith. 380: Swan Brew., 278: Yarra, 142: A.A.0., 88: Aberfoyle, 198; B.H. South, 498: Cons. Gold, 604; C.R.A., 1420; Gt Boulder. 640: Hamersley, 1080; Loloma. 300: Magellan, 235; Metals Exp., 570; Mt Isa. 564: Mt Lyell, 172: New H.H., 950: North 8.H., 784; Oil I earch, 84: Renison, 470; Santos, 225: West. Mining, 858; West. Titanium. 420.

LONDON Tuesday's Sales Included.— Forth 8.H., 77s 6d: B.H. Sth. 475; 8.H.P., 190 s 6d; R.T.Z., ord.. lit2s 6d, and reg., 112 s 6d; Mt Lyell, 16s 6d: Nth Kalgurli. 39s 6d; Lake Views, 39s 6d; Ampol. Us 7jd; Elder Smith, 22s 9d: Dalgety, 40s 6d: A.N.Z. Bank. 84s 9d; E.S. and A. Bank, 71s 7}d; National Bank, 29s 10*d: Bank of N.S.W., 71s 6d: P. and 0., 34s 3d; British American Tobacco Ills 4d: 8.M.C., 13s 6d; 1.C.1., 595; Distillers, 22s Id: Glaxo. 79s Id: Lloyd’s Bank, 64s 6d: Marks and Spencer. 46s 7d: Plessey, 295; Prudential, A. 57s 3d; Reed Paper, 45s lOd; Shell Transport, 73s lid; Unilever, 67s 7d. Business Personal Mr T. R. Sussex, a director of Air New Zealand, has been appointed to the board of Broadlands Investment Group. Ltd, Auckland.