Tuesday 18 September 2012

Wednesday 19th Sept 2012 (Morning)


So it looks like the latest hit of monetary crack has faded, and with the announcement from the ECB las week firmly in the rear mirror, markets again fell slightly, with only the DOW (slightly) in the green.

Indices
Current
+/-
%
Dow Jones
13564.64
11.54
0.0851
S & P 500
1459.32
-1.87
-0.128
NASDAQ
3177.8
-0.87
-0.0274
FTSE 100
5868.16
-25.36
-0.4303
DAX 30
7347.69
-56
-0.7564
CAC 40
3512.69
-41
-1.1537
Milan MIB30
16076.03
-394.06
-2.3926
Nikkei
9123.77
-35.62
-0.3889
Hang Seng
20601.93
-56.18
-0.272
Hang Seng China Enterprises
9683.89
0
0
Straits Times
3067.98
-10.74
-0.3488
Shanghai Composite
2059.5431
-18.9565
-0.912

David Jones has released their FY results this morning, with the net profit down 40%. Net Profit was $101.1m, and the dividend announced was $0.07/share.

Stocks going ex today include:

ExDivDate
Security
Description
DivAmnt
Last
Yield %
19-Sep-12
LMW
Landmark White Ltd
2
38
5.26%
19-Sep-12
PFG
Prime Financial
0.25
8.5
2.94%

And tomorrow:

ExDivDate
Security
Description
DivAmnt
Last
Yield %
20-Sep-12
ETSGEL
Exchange Traded Sec - ETS General Electric
6.85
1953
0.35%
20-Sep-12
GEM
G8 Education Limited
2
122.5
1.63%
20-Sep-12
PLB
Plan B Group Hld
3
59
5.08%
20-Sep-12
RBSGEL
RBS PLC - RBS General Electric
13.82
0
-
20-Sep-12
SGH
Slater & Gordon
3.5
191
1.83%
20-Sep-12
SKE
Skilled Group Ltd
8
280
2.86%
20-Sep-12
TAG
Tag Pacific Limited
1
32
3.13%
20-Sep-12
TAG
Tag Pacific Limited
4
32
12.50%

No economic news of substantial importance today, only the Japanese Monetary Policy decision and US Housing starts data due tonight.

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