SHAREMARKET INDICES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 3

SHAREMARKET INDICES

LONDON. April 10. To-day's stock indices compiled by the Financial Times with previous quotations are (October 15, 1926, equals 100):

NEW YORK. 'A Dow Jones' averages (1926 equals 100) and turnover on the New York Stock Exchange are as follow:

Highest in 1939.—Railroads, 35.90 (September 27); industrials, 151.22 (September 12). .Lowest 'n 1939: Railroads, 24.15 (April 18); industrials, 121.4 (April 8).

Govt. Sec’s. Home Rails. Indus trials. Gold nines. Feb. 5 109.2 52 95.8 190.4 March 1 109.9 54.1 101.6 195.9 March 15 109.1 55.7 98.8 194.5 March 20 108.6 54.4 97.5 192.8 March 27 108.1 55.2 97.5 193.8 March 29 108.3 55.4 97.8 195.4 April 1 108.6 55.5 98.2 196.1 April 2 108.7 56.0 98.2 196.1 April O 108.6 56.2 99.2 196.6 April 4 108.7 55.8 98.5 196.5 April .5 108.9 56.1 99.0 197.2 April 8 108.8 56.1 99.1 198.5 April 9 108.2 55.3 97.9 195.3 April 10 107.8 54.6 97.0 193.6

20 Railroads. 30 Industria Shares s. sold. Feb. 8 31.46 148.40 870,000 March 6 31.01 147.97 860,000 March 20 30.13 146.91 640,000 March 21 30.19 146.73 580,000 March 23 30.10 146.73 390,000 March 23 30.04 146.25 590,000 March 26 39.98 145.86 620,000 March 27 30.78 147.47 1,190,000 March 28 30.55 147.25 1,020,000 March 29 30.66 147.5*1 840,000 March 30 30.86 147.95 540,000 April 2 30.59 147.92 830,000 April 7 32.08 151.10 700,000