Australia barely steady

Press, 29 September 1988, Page 35

Australia barely steady

NZPA-AAP Sydney The Australian sharemarket closed barely steady and off the day’s highs yesterday, in what was described as extremely dull trading. One broker said the release of the higher-than-expected August current account deficit of sAustl.39 billion failed to have an impact either way on the listless market. At the close of floor trading the all ordinaries index was just 0.5 points up at 1545.4. The gold marker finished up 13.2 points at 1624.6 and the all industrials index 2.1 at 2556.9. The all resources eased 0.5 to 787.5. National turnover was 73.65 million shares worth SAustl 45.07 million as falls led rises by about 10 to nine. Elders IXL led the few modest gains in the industrial sector as it rose 6c to 344 on the back of its strong profit result and in increased op-tion-related trade.

Closing quotes Last Industrial Buy Sell sale ANI 206 207 206 91 nts 490 500 — 96 nts 362 — — ANZ 530 532 532 AWA 280 — 280 Acmex 110 125 — AdelStm 718 720 720 Alcan 235 245 — Alkair 135 139 — Alpha 20 23 — Amatil 870 874 870 B 750 850 — Amcor 470 473 473 ApexPac 85 — 90 Argo 285 292 280 Ariadne 19 20 19 Arnotts 512 530 520 Arrowfield 235 300 — opt 89 .— 100 — AFound 130 133 130 AustOvrs 30 31 31 BHP 798 800 800 BTGlobal 42 43 42 BTRNylex 816 820 820 BankQld 351 — — BellG 200 — 200 BellRes 163 164 163

Bisley opt 90 2 4 — BondCorp 205 206 205 BondMed 64 66 65 opt 91 4 5 5 Boral 373 374 374 Brambles 1050 1055 1050 90 nts 1085 — —— BrickP 414 415 413 Brierley 100 101 101 Bundaberg — 262 262 Burns 349 350 350 CIG 510 — — CSR 452 456 456 Cadbury 355 360 355 ChaseCrp 78 80 80 ClayR 157 — —- ClayRPT 36 37 — Clyde 123 —— 125 CoalAll 470 490 —— ColesM 1025 1030 1030 Comalco 410 420 410 CorpEqit 160 165 —— opt 91 ——• 118 — Cortaus 5 6 — DukeGrp 25 28 30 EDunlop 250 256 250 Eastcourt —— 11 —— Elders 343 344 344 EldersRs 280 282 280 Email 418 420 418 Equitcorp -— 50 — EuroNat 65 68 65 Expo 30 33 35 FAI 445 450 445 FineMet 60 65 65 Fletcher 375 377 377 Fortuna 160 165 160 GPT 264 265 265 Girvan 65 67 68 Goodman 230 236 236 HDFI 10 15 12 Hanimex — 250 250 HardieJ 288 290 288 HelmCorp 230 235 235 Hitek 115 117 115 Hooker 210 215 215 Humes 250 290 — HProp 1700 1750 1700 ICI 726 730 726 lELGrwth 105 120 — lELIncme 85 90 — ImaginT 140 144 142 IndEquit 137 139 137 InterPac 26 28 28 Intrchase 155 160 160 Jasco 210 220 210 Jennings 251 —- 252 JonesDav 900 924 924 JonesRbt 90 92 90 Jonray 84 90 • 84 Kern 230 — 230 Kimberley 60 65 —

Lrchhill — 30 — opt 90 1 — — Leda 40 50 50 Leighton 70 100 70 LLease 1130 1150 1130 MayneN 720 722 722 McPherson 133 135 130 Memtec 175 180 — NZICorp 95 98 — NatAust 688 692 690 NatCons 265 267 265 NewsCorp 1000 1005 1000 OPSM 292 300 295 Oakbridge 25 26 26 PacDunlp 444 445 445 Parbury 105 110 105 PetersSl 231 232 231 PioneerC 293 295 295 QBE 420 440 420 Qintex 1 470 475 470 ReilCorp 180 188 — opt92 1 5 —■ Rothmans 910 — 914 Rothwells 30 35 35 SmithHwd 355 370 —— SthnFarm 285 292 — Stockbge 30 40 — opt89 — 16 —— TAGPac 25 28 26 TNT 468 470 470 Taylor 155 160 155 USMaster 55 — 55 UnionC 606 — — Vapocure 13 — — Viking 15 17 17 Walton 26 — 26 Wattyl 420 425 420 WestCptl 210 — —— WfieldHl 320 325 325 WfieldTr 169. 170 169 Westmex 135 140 139 Westpac 604 606 606 WfldCap ,80 83 80 WilNeill 55 57 55 Woolworth 345 348 345 Wormaid 150 158 158 AUR 32 36 32 ACMins 285 290 290 Aberfoyle 520 530 530 Ashton 125 127 125 AustDevl — 255 260 BHPGold 65 68 67 Bendigo 21 24 — ctg — ■ 4 — opt88 — 4 — opt89 4 —— —— Bougainvl 350 355 355 CNGold 88 89 88 CRA 828 830 828 CarrBoyd 75 — — CityRes 31 32 32 ConsRes dd 12 14 12

ConsRtle 950 1000 950 DeltaG 50 55 — opt89 26 28 28 Dominion 132 135 135 ERA 270 — 270 Emperor 425 430 425 Forsayth 258 260 258 GMKalg 152 155 155 GiantRes 88 90 89 opt88 — 1 1 Hill50 165 —— — JasonMin 80 82 82 J’lana 13 15 — Kidston 315 317 317 Kitchener — 50 —— KiwiGold 7 9 • — MIM 178 180 179 MetalsEx — 180 — Metana 536 540 540 Moruya —— 40 — Niugini 270 275 275 NorthBH 260 261 261 NthKalg 33 34 34 NthFlndr 590 670 Otter 26 — PancontM 145 148 145 Paragon 65 69 65 opt89 — 50 — Paringa 135 — — PionMin 59 60 60 PlacrPac 216 220 220 Poseidon 185 188 188 QCTRes 119 120 119 RGC — 626 620 SnsGwlia 570 576 570 Spargos 17 , 22 18 SthnPac 33 40 — Technomin 8 15 — TitanRes 11 12 — opt89 1 3 — WMC 508 510 510 WalMin 125 140 125 WestSand 245 250 245 AOG 58 60 60 AmpolExp 210 218 210 Beach 25 27 23 Bridge 82 83 82 opt89 40 42 42 Claremont 33 34 33 Crusader 110 120 110 Cultus 18 — — Hartogen 135 140 140 Longreach 4 — — Magellan 260 — — Magnet 7 8 — OilSch 82 84 84 PekoOil 172 173 173 Petroz 2 3 — Santos 355 356 355 Vamgas 255 260 — WeeksPet 800 — 1000 Woodside 180 183 180