SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume C, Issue 29497, 26 April 1961, Page 19

SHAREMARKET INDICES

l '■ Business Personal Mr F. F. Esple has been > appointed general manager I and Mr C. R. St John, assist- > ant general manager, of 5 Comalco Products, the Con- > solidated Zinc-Kaiser Aluminum fabricating subsidiary s at Yenora near Sydney. Mr ! Espie was formerly assistant i general manager (production) of the Zinc Corporation and i New Broken Hill Consolid- " ated mines at Broken Hill i and Mr St. John was admin- > istrative superintendant of - Kaiser Aluminum’s Trent--1 wood plant in Spokane, Washington.

e. Sharemarket indices are;— h New Zealand.—Reserve Bank i (January 14. ISM, equals IMO): Aust, a N.Z. N.Z. Shares t 1960 ord. pref, in N.Z. Jan. 28 .. 1242 971 1161 Feb. 23 .. 1219 959 1172 C Mar. 31 .. 1192 957 1199 C April 28 .. 1220 972 H93 a May 26 .. 1285 992 1198 June 30 .. 1320 998 1216 • July 28 .. Aug. 23 .. 1309 1358 999 10G5 1237 1 1225 C 1245 v Sept. 8 . 1364* 1019 Sept. 29 . 1352 997 1208 K Oct. 27 .. 1325 1001 1187 8 Nov. 24 .. 1259 998 1109 Dec. 15 .. 1264 907 1090 1961 Jan. 19 .. 1257 997 1038 Feb. 9 .. 1238 1003 1025 Feb. 16 .. 1231 1004 1015 Feb. 23 .. 1220 991 1000 Mar. 2 . 1212 991 1010 Mar. 9 . 1214 991 1027 Mar. 16 .. 1209 991 985 Mar. 23 .. 1202 988 Mar. 30 .. 1198 979 April 13 . 1198 987 1019 April 20 . 1161 987 1045 New York.—Dow Jones. Shares 1960 Rails Indust. sold Jan. 5 160.43 685.47 3,710,000 Dec. 30 130.85 615.89 5.300,000 1961 Jan. 31 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 24 London, dustrial 141.71 648.20 4,690,000 147.42 676.41 5,330,000 146.20 676.63 5.610,000 144.58 692.06 5,550,000 143.50 694.11 5,230,000 142.93 690.16 4,870,000 143.17 692.02,4,770,000 142.31 693.72 5.240,000 142.36 696.72 5,860,000 141.88 690.60 4,840,000 141.19 68621 4,870,000 140.76 684.24 4,810,000 140.44 672.66 4,590,000 —Financial Times (inordinary 1935 equals 100, Government 1926 equals 100; gold 1953 equals 100). Indust. 1960 ord. Govt. Gold Jan. . 342.9 89.94 89.7 Dec. 30 .. 305.3 79.12 75.0 1961 Jan. 31 .. 314.2 78.42 75.0 Mar. 30 .. 342.2 78.25 64.8 April 11 .. 353.1 78.09 59.1 April 12 .. 350.5 78.16 60.3 April 12 .. 350.5 78.16 60.3 April 13 .. 349.8 78.22 61.1 April 14 .. 348.8 78.22 62.2 April 17 .. 353.1 7820 61.2 April 18 .. 354.9 78.34 60.3 April 19 .. 355.5* 78.72 59.5 April 20 .. 357.2* 78.72 59.5 April 24 .. 355.4 78.80 59.5 Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July. 1931—June 1939, equals 100): 1960 Banks Retail Indus. Sept. 16 . .149.06 459.33 *347.98 Dec. 23 . 123.42 350.74 296.60 1961 Jan. 31 . 134.32 360.21 307.14 Feb. 24 . 133.52 362.05 309.20 Mar. 30 . 132.59 352.66 306.97 April 11 .. 132.72 370.43 319.17 April 12 .. 132.63 376.39 322.41 April 13 .. 132.88 375.03 325.32 April 18 .. 132.12 377.77 325.61 April 19 . 132.56 378.22 326.41 April 20 . 132.92 375.84 326.55 April 21 . 133.17 375.61 326.34 April 24 .. 131.27 377.22 329.29 April 25 Anzac Day.