Afternoon Report Tuesday 28th April 2014
The ASX 200 finished a very lacklustre day down 34 points to 5948 (0.57%)
The Health Sector was the weakest, down today 1.81%. Worst to suffer was Cochlear - $3.65 (4.12%), to $85.00 Resmed (RMD) – 33c (3.90%) to $8.13 and Ansell - $1.23 (4.29%) to $27.43
Conversely the Consumer Staples sector was the strongest performer, but only just, rising 0.47%. Woolworths Ltd (WOW) + 61c (2.05%) was the only stand out.
The Materials Sector was weaker with BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 15c (0.46%) to 32.42, RIO Tinto (RIO) down 96c (1.64%) to $58.79 and Fortescue Metals (FMG) down 12c (4.67%) to $2.45.
Best Sector – Consumer StaplesWorst Sector – Health
WinnersWoolworths Ltd (WOW) +$0.64, or (+2.2%) to $29.8Newcrest Mining Ltd (NCM) +$0.49, or (+3.4%) to $14.84Metcash Ltd (MTS) +$0.04, or (+3.0%) to $1.365iiNET Ltd (IIN) +$0.18, or (+1.8%) to $10.02
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