AUSTRALIA $Aust boost prices

Press, 6 March 1985, Page 35

AUSTRALIA $Aust boost prices

NZPA-Reuter Sydney Australian sharemarkets wiped out their early losses to close firmer yesterday with the announcement of some good profit results and a weaker Australian dollar encouraging buyers into an otherwise dull market. At 3.15 p.m. Sydney time the all-ordinaries index was up 2.2 points at 798.3, the all-industri-als index was 3.9 points up at 1177.5, and the all-resources index was 0.9 points firmer at 506.0. National turnover totalled 36.26 M shares, worth about sAust4s.llM, compared with 28.22 M shares worth about $51.84M. Rises outnumbered falls, 188 to 144. Brokers said trading started cautiously after Wall Street’s 10 point correction and a lack of interest in London. BHP led the diversified resource sector higher with a 4c rise to $5.68, while Bell Resources held steady at $5.30 and CSR slipped 1c to $2.82. From today "The Press” extends its coverage of the Australian sharemarket with a range of prices that includes buy and sell quotes for a range of shares:

Closing quotes Last Industrial Buy Sell sale ACI 193 194 194 AGC 260 261 260 AMI212 — — ANI 256 258 258 ANZ 460 461 460 APM 261 261 260 AWA 612 618 612 Adel Stm 690 700 690 Ad’tiser 240 260 — Allied Ml 325 326 325 Amatil 440 442 440 Ampol 180 — 182 Ariadne 48 49 48 Ariadne new 46 48 48 Arnotts 375 380 375 BHP 568 570 568 Bell G 590 600 600 Bond Corp 147 149 147 Boral 329 330 329 Borg-W 240 255 250 Brambles 370 373 370

Bundaberg 185 190 185 Burns P 410 415 415 CIG 255 260 256 CSR 282 284 282 C’maine 480 . — 480 Coal All 360 365 360 Coles 384 385 384 Comalco 260 265 260 Costain 155 — 160 Dunlop 232 235 232 Elders 315 320 315 Elders opt87 80 90 — Email 127 128 127 Fairfax J 670 680 670 GPT 218 220 220 GPT nts 220 223 222 GUD 195 200 200 G Gotch — 305 300 Hanimex 83 85 83 Hardie J 310 320 318 Herald 395 398 395 Hooker 200 208 205 Humes 169 170 169 ICI 192 193 192 Impala Ind Equit 80 628 85 630 85 630 Intr Tech 30 32 31 Jennings 155 157 157 Johns Pry 360 370 — Jones Dav 570 580 580 Jonray 480 520 480 Kern 128 130 128 Leighton 176 178 178 L Lease 606 610 610 Life Save 340 360 — MLC 3050 3150 — Martin Pr 56 57 57 Mayne Nic McPherson 315 320 320' —- 145 145 Monier 170 175 170 Morris P 560 580 — Myer 178 180 178 NZ For 175 — — NZI Corp 104 105 105 NZI Corp opt86 55 60 Nat Aust 360 362 356 Nat Cons 170 — 170 News Corp 1285 1290 1290 Nicholas 205 210 210 OPSM 248 250 248 Oakbridge 72 74 74 Olims 70 75 — Peters SI 173 175 174 Pioneer C 157 158 158 Pioneer S 117 122 117 QBE 510 550 520 Reckitt 335 340 340 Repco 123 124 124 Rothmans 400 — 404 Smith Hwd 400 404 400 Stockland 159 163 160 TNT 194 195 195 Taubmans 155 160 — Tooth 580 590 580

Union C 250 - - Vapocure 620 640 630 Vestcorp 98 100 98 Walton 38 40 38 Waugh Jos Wfield Hl 120 130 120 870 880 870 Westpac 348 350 348 White Ind 280 — — Woolworth 321 322 320 Wormaid 317 320 317 Mining Aberfoyle 910 920 920 Allstate — 30 27 Ashton 91 92 92 Aust Devi —— 16 — Bell Res 530 540 530 Bouganvle 197 198 197 CN Gold 566 580 566 CRA 580 582 580 Carr Boyd 80 85 83 CMI 230 250 — Cons Rtle 620 — — Cudgen 270 290 275 ERA 151 152 152 Emperor 235 240 238 GM Kalg 570 590 570 Hill 50 23 24 23 MIM 266 268 266 Metals Ex 49 50 50 Mid E Min 25 27 25 North BH 228 230 230 Nth Flndr — 150 — Pancont M 134 135 134 Paringa — 100 — Paringa opt89 12 — 12 Peko 400 405 400 Placer 2350 2400 2380 Poseidon 300 305 300 Qld Coal 144 145 145 RGC 420 425 420 Southland 22 23 — Sthn Pac 14 15 15 WMC 360 362 362 West Sand 150 155 150 Whim Crk 197 205 200 Oils AOD 105 107 105 AOG 110 115 112 Ampol Exp 207 208 205 Beach 62 63 63 Bridge 217 222 222 Claremont —— 170 168 Crusader 225 230 220 Hartogen 217 — 217 L’reach 0 12 13 —- Magellan 235 — 235 Magnet 5 6 5 Offshore 11 12 11 Oil Search 29 30 29 Pancont P 21 22 21 Santos 548 550 548 Vamgas 340 —- — Weeks Aus 68 69 69 Weeks Pet 510 — — Woodside 81 82 81