FUTURES

Press, 23 September 1987, Page 45

FUTURES

The Barclays share price index futures December contract was sold down sharply near the close yesterday, before staging a minor recovery. However, the contract was still dpwn on the day, compared with the previous session, losing 67 points in December to close at 4099. Mr Mark Thiele, a trader for Egden Wignail and Company Futures, said that the contract was following the bearish trend on the sharemarket “I still think it is a technical correction, and that the sharemarket and the contract will better previous highs.” JUS CONTRACTS Mth Open H/L Last Vol Contracts traded: nil Open positions at September 21: Nil (down 4). COMMERCIAL BILLS Mth Open H/L Last Vol Contracts traded: nil Open positions at September

21: Dec 40, Mar 39, Jun 10, total 89 (same). GOVERNMENT STOCK Mth Open H/L Last Vol Dec 8413 413/407 408 193 1 Contracts traded: 193 Open positions at September 21: Dec 871, Mar 10, Jun 70, total 951 (up 56). WOOL Mth Open H/L Last Vol Mar 672 672/670 670 3 May 697 697/695 695 5 Aug 720 720/720 720 1 Contracts traded: 9 Open positions at September 21: Oct 24, Dec 96, Jun 321, Mar 344, May 252, Aug 30, Oct 1, Dec 2, total 1070 (down 3). 90-DAY BANK BILLS Mth Open H/L Last Vol Oct 8082 090/081 8005 56 Nov 8100 110/100 8110 12 Dec 8165 170/165 8170 2 Contracts traded: 70 Open positions at September 21: Oct 530, Nov 185, Dec 340, Mar 222, Jun 162, Sep 132, Dec 137, Mar 26, Jun 12, total 1746 (up 10). SYDNEY ALL-ORDS (half-points omitted) Prev. Mth close H/L Last Vol Sep 2324 2334/87 2287 1576 Dec 2398 2405/46 2346 746 Contracts traded: 2322 Open positions at September 21: 10,989. BARCLAY’S SHARE INDEX Mth Open H/L Last Vol Sep 3960 960/895 3895 298 Oct 3950 950/940 940 2 Dec 4155 165/040 99 366 Contracts traded: 664 Open positions at September 21: Sep 938, Dec 363, total 1301 (up 66).