Friday falls but shares end higher
Australian shares ended the week 0.4 per cent higher overall, despite a Friday drop of 0.3 per cent amid thin trading.
Stock Ticker
- AGK AGL ENERGY LIMITED -0.33%
- AIO ASCIANO LIMITED 1.21%
- AMC AMCOR LIMITED 0.09%
- AMP AMP LIMITED -0.90%
- ANZ ANZ BANKING GRP LTD -0.03%
- APA APA GROUP 0.33%
- ASX ASX LIMITED -0.33%
- AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD 0.00%
- BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED -1.13%
- BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED -0.33%
- CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK. -0.33%
- CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL -0.25%
- CFX CFS RETAIL TRUST GRP -0.51%
- CPU COMPUTERSHARE LTD -0.26%
- CSL CSL LIMITED 0.02%
- CWN CROWN RESORTS LTD 1.24%
- DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP 0.00%
- FMG FORTESCUE METALS GRP -1.86%
- FOX TWENTY-FIRST FOX INC 0.70%
- GMG GOODMAN GROUP -0.42%
- GPT GPT GROUP 1.75%
- IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA -0.86%
- ILU ILUKA RESOURCES -0.11%
- IPL INCITEC PIVOT -1.12%
- LLC LEND LEASE GROUP 0.00%
- MGR MIRVAC GROUP 0.59%
- MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LTD -0.14%
- NAB NATIONAL AUST. BANK -0.40%
- NCM NEWCREST MINING 2.60%
- ORG ORIGIN ENERGY -0.36%
- ORI ORICA LIMITED -1.33%
- OSH OIL SEARCH LTD -0.98%
- QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS 0.00%
- QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP -0.17%
- RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED -0.51%
- SGP STOCKLAND -0.27%
- SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE -0.30%
- STO SANTOS LTD -0.75%
- SUN SUNCORP GROUP LTD -0.23%
- SYD SYD AIRPORT 0.00%
- TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 0.29%
- TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION. 0.19%
- TOL TOLL HOLDINGS LTD -0.70%
- WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.00%
- WDC WESTFIELD GROUP 0.10%
- WES WESFARMERS LIMITED -0.16%
- WOR WORLEYPARSONS LTD -1.01%
- WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED 0.32%
- WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM -1.12%
- WRT WESTFIELD RETAIL TST 0.33%
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| United States Dollar | |
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| 0.8986 | 0.89% |
| Euro | |
| 0.6588 | 1.09% |
| British Pound | |
| 0.5472 | 1.03% |
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