A.N.Z. at year’s high

Press, 22 November 1980, Page 18

A.N.Z. at year’s high

The A.N.Z. Bank took the; limelight on the Australian sharemarkets yesterday with a 20c rise to a year’s high of 520 c. But the Bank of N.S.W. was steady at 305 c after a 15.9 per cent profit increase to $123.7M, compared with the A.N.Z.’s record profit of 5135.9 M. Tooth and Co. rose 17c to 255 amid more rumours of an impending takeover of the Sydney brewer, but sim-> ilar ’ rumours surrounding 1 ISwan Brewer.’ of Perth; :began to fade as the share; ‘eased 14c to 196 c. i Among the major shares,; B. was up 10c at $17.10.; C. was firm at 750 c,; M.I.M. fell 12c to 506,' C.R.A. lost 20c to 610 c, | W.M.C. was up 2c at 668 c, j ’• Woodshire was steady at! ;370c and Santos dropped 20c j .'to 517.50. I Southern Gold Fields at- 1

■ tracted takeover talk as the share jumped from 255 c to 370 c but profit-takers eased the price to 320 c at the close for a net gain of 65c. Mining houses, which has been riding on takeover rumours all week, slipped 40c to 580 c after the directors said that they had no information on the supposed bid. Industrials.—Amatil, 215; ACT, 217; Aust Fert. 130; Acmil, 102; Ampol, 175; ANI. 318: ANZ, 520; Assoc Pulp. 210; ARC. 200; As : soc Props, 95; Advertiser, 168; iAWA, 330; Bundaberg, 580; BHP, H 710; Brambles, 330; BMI, 195; j Bank NSW. 305; Boral. 325; Burns P-. 275; Borg W, 270; WK i Carp. 200; CBA, 273; ;CBC. 310; iC!G, 365; CH de. 375; Comalco, >580; C’maine. 365; Coal Allied, 1230: oies. 227; CSR. 750; Com I Union, 60: CUB, 182; Dunlop, 100; ; Elders, 265; EMI, 130; Email, 145; >EZ Inds, 238; Fairfax; 145; I Forestwood, 440; Gen Prop Trust. 150; Gerrard. 170; GUD, 220; J Hardie, 412; Hooker, 130; ; ■ Hanixnex, 128; Humes, 133; ICT, 1255; Ind Equity, 540; Jennings, ‘125; D. Jones, 126; H. Jones, 1220: Lend. -Lease,. 375; Mayne Nick. 2W:, McPhersons. ■ 153; IMLC, 720; Mnmer, 170; P. Morria.

>1470: Mauri, 102; Myer, 142: Nat ' Bank, 260; Nat Cons, 152; News ’ Corp. 300: Nylex, 132; NZ Forest, I 335: Oakbridge, 520; Olims, 56; > Pion Cone, 262; Pion Sugar, 445; Petersville, 127; Rocla. 88; Rothmans. 310; Sth Brit. 240; Sleigh, I 150; H. Smith, 840; Swan. 196; . Taubmans. 130; TNT, 325: Tooth, , 255; Waltons, 83: Woolworths, ' 190; Wormaid. 395. 5 Mining.—Aberfoyle. 890; Aust . Dev, 225; Allstate, 250; Ashton, 315; Assoc Min. 330; BH Sth, 520; B’rille. 215; Cent Norse. 1130; Carr Boyd. 75: CRA, 600; Cons ; Rutile, 700; Cudgen, 235; Em- ■ peror, 540; Gem Ex. 238; GM . Kalg, 1200; Gold Copper. 190; ; Hamersley. 445; Hill 50 Gold, 98: , Hath Inv, 1005; Magnet, 63; Mid ; East, 40: Metals Ex. 150; Mallina, ; 59; MKU 115: Mt Lyell, 245; ; Nth BH. 420: Nth Flinders, 320; ■ Pan Cont. 1240; Placer Dev, ,11245; Pcko Walls. 1240: Paringa, ,1120; Poseidon, 690; Id Mines, 230; i Queen Marg, 62; Renison. 980: ; I Robe River. 165: Southland. 64; ■iTasminex 65: Utah. 600; Woods- ; I reef, 97; WMC, 668; Westralian, > J 35. " i , Oils.—Ampol Ex, .370;. AOD, ; 102; AOG. 315: Beach. 235; , I Bridge, 610; Hartogen. 640; Ma- , Igallen. 100; Oil Search, 35; Pan , I cont Pet. 420: South Pacific. 390; Santos. 780; Stirling, 39, opts 11, ;:and 20 16; Timor, 31; Vamgu, ,1843; WoodriZ®. 370.