AUSTRALIA Firm close to dull trade

Press, 20 December 1985, Page 10

AUSTRALIA Firm close to dull trade

PA Sydney Australian stocks closed only slightly firmer in dull trading after weaker commodify prices overseas depressed a market hoping for a pre-Christmas rally, brokers said. At the close of trading the all-ordinaries index had gained 0.6 points to 986.7. Closing quotes Last Industrial Buy Sell sale ACI 271 274 271 AGC 245 252 - AMITyota - 200 - ANI 265 270 260 ANZ 428 430 430 APM 284 285 285 AWA 560 580 566 AdelStm 970 980 974 Ad’tiser 225 230 230 AlliedMl 310 325 315 Alpha 37 40 40 Amatil 580 - 582 Ampol ' 222 - 222 Ariadne 200 202 202 Ariadne dd 190 205 - Arnotts 305 310 , 310 AFound 205 212 - BHP 864 868 866 BellG 1150 1175 1175 BondCorp 178 - 180 Boral 316 317 317 Borg-W 220 225 225 Brambles 422 - 425 Brierley 570 580 580 Bundaberg 219 223 220 BurnsP 490 495 495 CIG 278 - - CSR 361 - 361 ChaseCrp - 420 - CoalAll 470 500 470 Coles 414 415 415

Comalco 182. 185 184 Costain 210 — — Dunlop 225 227 227 Elders 304 306 306 Elders opt 120 125 120 Email 165 166 165 Equitcorp FAI dd 158 450 162 452 160 450 FairfaxJ — 680 — FeltexNZ — 235 — Fletcher — — 260 Fortuna 92 95 — GPT 209 210 209 GPT nts 198 — — GUD 230 240 —- GGotch 300 325 — Hanimex 75 78 — HardieJ 310 314 314 Herald 500 520 510 Hooker 181 183 181 Humes 167 172 166 ICI 213 215 214 lELGrwth 95 — •— lELIncme 85 90 — Impala IndEquit 115 890 118 910 118 900 IntrTech 26 27 27 Jennings 200 — 200 JohnsPry 522 530 — JonesDav 1015 1020 1015 Jonray 750 820 — Kern 215 225 — Kern pf 210 —- — Leighton 75 80 80 LLease 576 580 578 MLC 2700 — — MartinPr dd — 105 MayneNic 315 — 315 McPherson 195 197 195 Monier 195 200 195 MorrisP 1100 1120 — NZFor 165 170 165 NZICorp 135 140 135 NZICorp opt 105 — —

NatAust 460 462 460 NatCons 210 220 215 NewsCorp 900 906 900 Nicholas 235 240 240 OPSM 285 290 290 Oakbridge 118 — 118 Olims 70 80 — PetersSl 188 190 190 PioneerC 227 228 228 PioneerS 143 146 145 QBE — 600 — Reckitt 330 350 — Repco 155 156 155 RobJones 170 185 —- Rothmans 630 — —- SmithHwd 440 445 445 Stockland 166 168 167 Sunshine 219 220 220 TNT 243 245 244 Taubmans 200 215 — Tooth 510 520 510 UnionC 315 325 320 Vapocure 245 250 250 Vestcorp 94 98 — Walton 34 36 35 Wattie 270 275 270 WaughJos WfieldHl 135 140 1300 1320 135 Westpac 445 447 446 Whitelnd 490 500 490 Woolworth 342 — 344 Wormaid 355 360 355 MINING Aberfoyle 800 830 — Allstate 20 — 20 Ashton 110 — 115 AustDevl — 16 16 BellRes dd ■ 518 520 520 Bouganvle 192 195 192 CNGold 560 570 570 CRA 538 540 538 CarrBoyd 148 150 148 CMI 290 — — ConsRtle 660 680 —

Cudgen - 290 - ERA 158 160 160 Emperor 260 265 260 GMKalg 770 780 770 Hill50 26 27 26 Kidston 465 470 465 MIM 262 263 263 MetalsEx 35 — 36 MidEMin 26 28 26 Niugini 185 195 190 NorthBH 218 219 218 NthFlndr 280 — — PancontM 170 172 172 Paringa 98 100 98 Paringa opt — 17 — Peko 482 485 485 Placer 2300 2500 — Poseidon 260 263 263 QldCoal 142 143 143 RGC 488 490 490 Southland — 275 — SthnPac 16 — — WMC 322 324 322 WestSand 148 152 150 WhimCrk 240 OILS 245 240 AOG 135 140 140 AmpolExp 250 260 250 Beach 68 70 68 Bridge 197 200 200 Claremont 110 115 115 Crusader 175 170 Hartogen 175 180 175 L’reachO — 23 — Magellan 210 — 200 Magnet 10 11 — Offshore 12 13 12 OilSerch 35 36 36 PancontP 20 21 21 PekoOil 78 80 80 Santos 520 524 524 Vamgas 285 288 285 WeeksPet 630 — — Woodside 122 125 122