AUSTRALIA Data haunts investors

Press, 1 June 1989, Page 46

AUSTRALIA Data haunts investors

NZPA-AAP Sydney A combination of negative economic indicators led the Australian sharemarket lower by the close of floor trading yesterday. Investors took fright in the face of Australia’s sAustlO3.2 billion March quarter net foreign debt figure, At the close of floor trading, the all-ordinaries index was 13.8 points lower at 1528.8.

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Bundaberg 295 300 298 BurnsP 305 306 305 CIG 490 510 — CSR 467 470 467 Cascade 89 90 90 Chase 26 27 26 ClayR 58 60 58 ClayRPT 36 41 —■ Clyde 150 153 150 CoalAll 526 540 — ColesMyer 850 854 850 Comalco 382 390 385 CorpEqit 150 152 •— opt91 70 76 — Cautaus 1 2 — Eastcourt 12 13 12 Elders 261 262 261 EldersRs 236 238 235 Email 400 402 402 Euro-Nat — 84 — Expo — 23 — FAI 255 256 255 FineMet 45 48 45 Fletcher 375 378 378 GPT 255 256 255 Girvan 30 35 30 Goodman 231 232 232 H.D.F.I. 6 7 6 Hanimex 240 265 — Hardie 230 235 234 Helm 112 115 113 Hitek 34 35 35 Hooker 123 124 124 HProp 1800 1850 1850 ICI 630 636 632 lELGrwth 100 130 — lELIncme 72 87 — ImaginT 90 95 — IndEquit 180 182 180 Intrchase 157 160 155 Jennings 198 206 — JonesDav 1005 1020 1010 Kern 155 158 158 Kimberley 100 250 — Lrchhill 2 8 — Leda 46 47 46 Leighton 63 — 65 LLease 1040 1045 1045 MayneN 558 560 560 McCDowell 20 27 20 McPhersn 100 101 100 Memtec 236 240 240 MetalMan 312 320 320 NZICorp 38 40 40 NatAust 654 656 654

NatCons 300 302 302 NewsCorp 1430 1435 1430 OPSM 190 200 190 Oakbridge 43 45 43 PacDunlp 450 451 450 Parbury 61 80 — PayceCon 53 54 53 nts 83 94 — PetersSl 292 294 294 Pion.Int 250 252 252 QBE 506 — — Qintex 390 400 — ReilCorp 200 210 — ReilCorp opt 92 2 15 — Rothmans 910 926 — SchroPF 258 260 258 SmithHwd 479 482 480 SthnFarm 298 300 300 Stockbge — 25 — opt89 — 8 — TAGPac 21 22 — TNT 334 336 335 Taylor 200 225 — USMaster 75 78 — Vapocure 6 8 — Viking 35 39 35 Wattyl 512 518 512 WestCptl — 148 — WfieldHl 270 290 290 WfieldTr 169 170 170 Westmex 124 126 124 Westpac 510 512 512 WfldCap .— 55 55 Wormaid 212 215 — A.U.R. 25 26 — ACMins 166 167 167 Aberfoyle 490 495 490 Ashton 137 138 138 AustDevl 145 165 155 BHPGold 46 47 46 Bendigo 7 8 8 ctg — 1 — opt89 — 1 — Bougainvl 216 218 216 CNGold 58 59 59 CRA 894 896 896 CarrBoyd 54 60 — CityRes 12 13 12 ConsRes — 12 — ConsRtle 990 1010 — DeltaG 38 39 38 opt89 11 — 11 Dominion 120 122 122 ERA 218 225 220 Emperor 450 452 450

Forsayth 181 185 182 GMKalg 78 79 79 GiantRes 41 43 41 JasonMin 18 20 20 J’lana 5 7 — Kidston 234 235 234 Kitchener 32 42 — KiwiGold 3 4 — MIM 189 190 189 MetalsEx 160 200 — Metana 350 365 360 Moruya 30 49 — Niugini 380 395 390 NorthBH 237 238 238 NthKalg 25 26 25 NthFlndr 230 235 230 Otter 20 24 — PancontM 150 153 152 Paragon 15 18 15 opt89 1 3 —• Paringa — 82 80 Pasminco 186 188 188 Pion.Min 37 40 37 PlacrPac 269 270 269 Poseidon 225 230 225 QCTRes 131 133 131 RGC 694 — 694 SnsGwlia 512 —■ Sparges 10 11 10 SthnPac 42 43 42 Technomin 4 5 — Tectonic 7 9 — TitanRes 3 — — opt89 — 1 —-- WMC 496 497 497 WalMin . 181 185 181 WestSand 285 290 285 AOG 54 55 54 AmpolExp 185 186 185 Beach 17 18 17 Bridge 80 81 80 opt89 30 31 30 Claremont 16 20 16 Crusader 100 115 110 Cultus 35 38 35 Longreach 3 4 — Magellan 200 220 — Magnet 3 6 — NZOilGas 53 60 60 OilSch 74 75 73 Petroz 1 2 2 Santos 368 370 368 Vamgas 255 260 — WeeksPet 860 1500 — Woodside 239 240 240