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Another Volatile Week on ASX

Friday, 22 June 2012 17:25

Australian money

 

The shares ended another week of volatile trading back back virtually where they started. The ASX200 share index ended the week at 4048.2, down 39.4 points for the day. For the week, it was just 0.2 per cent lower, and it’s off 0.7 per cent for June - underscoring the fluctuating market conditions.

Here’s how some of the shares ended today

ASX as`at the close of trade on Friday 22nd June 2012
Stock Last Sale %
AMP 3.78 -1.31%
ANZ 21.28 -1.39%
BHP Billiton 31.52 -2.11%
Bluescope Steel 0.29 -6.45%
Coca Cola Amatil 13.06 0.46%
Commonwealth Bk 51.69 -0.17%
Fortesque Metals 4.91 2.51%
Harvey Norman 1.87 -0.80%
IAG 3.35 -2.05%
National Bank 23.17 0.13%
Origin Energy 12.74 -0.86%
Qantas 1.12 -1.75%
Rio Tinto 56.02 -1.55%
Stockland Group 3.29 1.23%
Telstra Corp 3.6 0%
Virgin Australa 0.375 -3.85%
Wesfarmers Limited 29.5 -0.34%
Westfield Group 9.29 -0.43%
Westpac Bank 20.75 -1.10%
Woolworths Limited 26.38 0.11%
 

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