Sharemarket Firm And Active

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32324, 16 June 1970, Page 21

Sharemarket Firm And Active

The sharemarket remained firm and active yesterday, on the first trading day of the week. Leaders on balance were strong, with only Wattie and Reidrubber lower. Trading was active, but price movements were small.

Of last week’s big gainers,! N.Z. Forest Products and South British Insurance, Forest Products was fairly steady (the contributings rose RISES New Zealanji Price Var’n

,15c) and South British added I 2c at 590 c. Tasman put on Bc, to 320 c. { Australian markets were closed yesterday, as Australia ' observed the Queen’s birthday. The Australian list on New Zealand exchanges was weak. Comalco lost 15c to 465 c, although the contributings were steady. 8.H.P., and Mount Isa also lost more ground. FALLS New Zealand Price Var’n

iHarvey (A) c. 448 3 1 Bonds (W) 188 3 iBegg (W) 51 1 ID Fert (D) 125 5 |DRG (W) 132 D’ghy (D) 270 5 Fletcher (A) 202 0 G Fds nts (W) . 98 i lHay’s W S (C) .. 125 i [ICINZ (W) 240 5 Mason (A) 100 M Specs (A) .. 154 2 Mt Cook (C) .. 218 2 Nat Ins (C) 445 5 N King (W) 99 2 NZ Cem (D) 150 1 Forest contr (W) 285 5 Refing (A) 415 3 NZ Steel (A) .. 161 1 NAF New (A) .. 180 3 N Steam (A) .. *90 2 Prop Sec (W) 125 1 Pye (W) 64 1 Rothmans (A) .. 210 9 1 Sth Brit (A) 590 2 1 SFM (D) 175 2 i Tasman (A) 320 8 Winstone <W) .. 137 1 1 Wwths NZ (W) . 102 2 W Steph (W) .. 129 1 I Waihi contr (A) . 59 1 1

c. c. ASS Mot (A) 39 1 Bisley (A) 93 1 CPD (W) 133 C S Inv new (W) 110 5 Early <C) 138 2 Pollard (A) 163 2 Wattle (W1 165 1 M Hold (A) 89 1 Med Chambers (W) 343 7 R Brierley (W) . 245 5 Rubber (A) 460 3 S Biolab rts (A) 51 1 Tolley (W) 70 1 Trans H rts (C) 115 C Silv (A) 55 Z Overseas Ampol (W) 106 1 i BHP (W) 1620 5 Comalco (C) 465 15 Mt Isa (W) 1780 20 * Ex dividend