Australian stocks firmer

Press, 15 February 1986, Page 26

Australian stocks firmer

NZPA Sydney Australian sharemarkets closed firmer with the release of better than expected January balance of payments figures and strong demand for quality stocks pushing the market up, brokers said. At the close of trading the ail ordinaries index had risen 7.1 points to 1046.7, the all industrials index gained 6.9 points to 1598.4 and the all resources index put on 7.1 points to 624.2. The gold index improved 0.6 points to 880.9.

Turnover was 59.8 M shares worth 585.8 M, with falls outnumbering rises by 252 to 211. Brokers said the market had oversold in the previous two sessions in response to negative signals from abroad and locally. BHP was stronger, with about 1.6 M shares traded, and pushed through 700 to close 12c up at 706. Bell Resources gained 5c to 480 while its parent. Bell Group, added 14c to 650, and CSR put on 7c to 337.

Closing quotes Buy 320 235 Sell 322 260 Sale 321 260 ACI AGC 312 314 312 ANI 465 470 470 ANZ 330 —— 330 APM 530 —. 540 AWA 1180 1190 1190 AdelStm 235 240 235 Ad’tiser 330 332 330 AlliedMl 50 55 50 Alpha 33 35 33 Alpha opt 640 650 640 Amatil 245 248 245 Ampol 217 220 217 Ariadne 210 217 — Ariad dd 350 350 Arnotts 704 706 706 BHP 700 — 702 BHP bnsdl 650 654 650 BellG — 1600 — BellG ctg 232 235 232 BondCorp 338 340 340 Boral 480 485 480 Brambles 540 550 540 Brierley 250 265 — Broadland 235 240 — Bundaberg 530 534 530 BurnsP 300 305 — CIG 337 339 337 CSR 365 370 365 Cadbury 480 475 ChaseCrp 123 130 130 Claradeen 188 190 188 Clyde. 270 280 280 Clyde-Wd 190 200 190 ClydW opt 400 405 430 CoalAll — 440 440 ColesMyr 190 195 190 Comalco 65 72 —— Eastcourt 329 330 330 Elders 185 — . 185 Elder opt 182 185 182 Email 168 170 170 Equitcorp 630 636 630 FAI 760 780 760 Fairfax! 220 — — FeltexNZ 270 — 270 Fielder 280 300 285 Fletcher 90 94 — Fortuna

Dividends P/E Year’s Cents Yld% 17.00 5.30 ratio 14.3 high 330 low 280 11.00 4.23 8.2 260 245 19.20 6.15 10.0 322 285 31.00 6.60 4.9 475 442 19.00 5.76 10.3 335 289 20.00 3.70 18.6 590 540 30.00 2.52 14.1 1220 980 11.00 4.68 11.2 240 200 12.50 3.79 19.1 345 310 —— — — 50 32 — 33 18 25.00 3.91 9.4 654 586 7.50 3.06 9.4 255 235 5.50 2.53 24.4 220 200 ■ ■■■! — —— 215 198 14.50 4.14 14.0 360 305 35.00 4.90 11.6 922 690 — —— 738 690 10.00 1.54 15.7 760 630 39.00 2.44 —— 1750 1530 10.00 4.31 13.8 , 246 178 15.00 4.41 9.9 367 322 18.00 3.75 12.0 495 435 8.80 1.63 18.7 680 510 7.00 2.64 8.8 270 260 2.50 1.05 40.5 275 210 19.00 3.58 10.0 560 510 14.50 4.83 11.3 310 275 18.00 5.34 13.1 380 328 12.00 3.29 16.9 370 320 — —— —- 485 400 6.00 4.62 — 180 129 11.25 5.98 11.1 198 180 ■■■■ 93.3 315 250 — 210 150 7.00 1.73 22.5 522 430 21.00 4.77 9.7 466 425 —. — 46.3 210 182 6.00 8.57 17.5 80 65 20.00 6.06 9.8 360 300 — —— —— 190 130 11.50 6.32 9.0 190 170 — 195 160 5.00 .79 21.4 700 470 13.50 1.78 15.9 810 670 8.75 3.89 8.6 225 220 9.00 3.33 17.2 275 230 16.10 5.65 7.0 290 225 7.56 8.40 5.0 90 80

Closing quotes Buy Sell Sale 224 225 225 GPT 320 — —_ GGotch 88 90 88 Hanimex 335 340 335 HardieJ 550 554 550 Herald 179 180 180 Hooker 185 186 185 Humes 220 223 222 ICI 88 —• — IEL Grwth 90 90 IEL Incme 106 710 107 720 106 710 Impala Ind Equit 35 36 35 Intr Tech 225 — 225 Jennings 560 —— —— Johns Pry 1200 1210 1200 Jones Dav 900 910 900 Jonray 212 215 — Kern ' 485 500 477 Keyw dd 78 82 80 Leighton 650 660 650 L Lease 390 400 390 Linter 110 — Martin Pr 360 370 360 Mayne N 215 220 220 McPhrsn 205 206 205 Monier 1110 1160 — Morris P —- 175 175 NZ For 126 — 126 NZI Corp — 100 — NZI opt 462 464 464 Nat Aust 271 — 272 Nat Cons 1180 1200 1190 News Corp 310 320 312 OPSM 100 101 101 Oakbridge 268 270 268 Pac Dunlp 223 225 223 Peters SI 260 270 260 Pioneer C 160 165 165 Pioneer S 750 770 760 QBE 400 — 400 Reckitt —~ 156 156 Repco 300 305 305 Rheem 205 220 220 Rob Jones 700 710 700 Rothmans 470 480 470 Smith H 212 215 215 Sunshine 286 290 288 TNT 380 400 400 Union C 560 580 580 Unity Crp 215 217 — Vapocure 104 106 102 Vestcorp 68 70 70 Viking 35 40 38 Walton —— 245 245 Wattle 1460 — 1490 Wfield Hl 454 455 455 Westpac 360 —— 360 Woolworth 330 340 340 Wormaid 800 860 — Aberfoyle 132 133 132 Ashton 15 17 —— AustDevl 475 480 480 BellRes 220 222 220 Bouganvle 560 562 560 CRA — 145 140 CarrBoyd 6 7 6 ConsRes 175 176 175 ERA 300 — 300 Emperor 790 800 790 GM Kalg 25 26 26 Hill 50 530 540 540 Kidston 270 272 272 MIM —— 38 36 MetalsEx 252 253 252 NorthBH .180 182 180 PancontM 95 100 — Paringa 510 520 510 Peko 234 235 235 Poseidon 135 138 134 QldCoal 510 510 RGC 240 250 245 Southland 33 35 Technomln 340 342 340 WMC 160 165 160 WestSand 210 220 220 WhimCrk 135 140 137 AOG 190 200 190 AmpolExp 63 66 65 Beach 185 186 186 Bridge 90 93 93 Claremont 155 160 160 Crusader 170 175 172 170 Hartogen Magellan 10 11 10 Offshore 29 30 30 OllSerch 20 21 20 PancontP 59 61 60 PekoOil 450 455 455 Santos 245 250 245 Vamgas . — 850 1— WeeksPet 114 — 114 Woodside

Dividends P/E Year’s Cents Yld% ratio high low 21.20 9.42 10.6 232 214 15.00 4.69 11.9 324 300 «■» — 10.4 98 85 22.00 6.57 10.6 365 315 18.75 3.41 17.7 566 500 11.00 6.11 8.4 190 178 12.50 6.76 9.0 195 172 16.00 7.21 9.4 240. 220 5.27 5.99 16.7 100 85 10.54 1.71 8.5 90; 80 1 WM■ 120 103 10.00 1.41 26.7 754 620 2.75 7.86 12.1 35 27 10.00 4.44 11.0 230 200 24.00 4.21 10.5 570 526 30.00 2.50 12.4 1260 1040 w_ 930 780 5.00 2.36 21.2 225 205 8.75 1.83 20.0 477 476 MW 5.8 90 79 30.00 4.62 11.4 690 578 14.00 3.59 15.5 390 350 — MM MW — 15.50 4.31 10.9380 330 11.50 5.23 10.3 240 205 11.00 5.37 8.8 215 198 37.50 3.29 9.8 1150 1100 10.15 5.80 7.9 185 155 5.95 4.72 9.8 142 118 ■MM** — — 100 100 27.50 5.93 5.3 485 442 13.00 4.78 9.5 275 218 9.00 .76 15.9 1275 900 12.00 3.85 16.5 330 295 ■MM WM 130 95 11.50 4.29 10.0 284 250 11.50 4.29 10.0 284 250 12.50 4.81 9.8 278 260 6.00 3.64 22.6 175 14520.00 2.63 11.7 760 610 19.00 4.75 .10.3 400 350 10.00 6.41 16.4 157 150 16.00 5.25 11.3 310 280 4.30 1.95 15.6 225 185 28.00 4.00 8.0 750 610 22.50 4.79 18.7 520 450 12.00 5.58 24.2 240 212 12.00 4.17 11.0 303 248 18.00 4.50 13.5 400 340 7.00 1.21 20.7 590 400 1.87 .86 34.2 270 210 2.50 2.40 13.7 108 90 —- MW — 85 68 —. w— 42 35 12.60 5.14 8.9 260 240 15.00 1.01 37.7 1490 1140 27.00 5.93 6.3 468 448 16.00 4.44 11.6 362 335 20.00 5.88 9.6 370 340 — 30.0 950 830 —. MW 26.9 132 114 ’ — WW 17 14 30.00 6.25 8.2 660 475 5.00 2.27 58.7 243 190 10.00 1.79 93.3 598 546 —— — 11 11 178 140 —— irr Ml 1— 7 5 10.00 5.71 12.7 183 161 4.00 1.33 —— 395 300 50.00 6.33 14.6 970 790 —— —. —M 34 26 15.00 2.78 23.5 660 490 4.00 1.47 75.6 316 268 —- 72.0 45 36 6.00 2.38 36.5 285 230 — —— 41.0 205 170 OMM 62.5 110 100 10.00 1.96 14.4 570 490 10.00 4.26 11.8 320 235 20.60 5.26 6.6 158 133 10.00 1.96 32.9 580 495 — — 265 240 — WM VMM 42 31 8.00 2.35 30.6 385 318 8.00 5.00 16.0 169 148 10.00 4.55 280 215 WM — 175 137 MW MW 7.0 265 188 — WW 80 65 3.00 1.61 15.8 222 185 5.00 5.38 4.3 125 90 2.50 1.56 9.4 195 150 7.00 4.12 8.5 210 170 —w — 250 175 —w «mm • 14 10 — 40 28 WM wm ■WM ■ 24 18 — — — 80 60 18.00 3.96 10.4 556 450 8.00 3.27 11.7 320 245 — WM 14.5 860 670 — — 75.4 120 110