Aust stocks close lower as investors clear up for Xmas
22 Dec 2008 4:46 PM
The Australian stock market closed lower today on the back of weaker resources and banking sectors.
At the 4.15pm AEDT close .. the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 58.3 points points .. or 1.61 per cent .. at 3557.4 points .. while the broader All Ordinaries index was 54.9 points .. or 1.55 per cent lower .. at 3492.3 points.
On the Sydney Futures Exchange .. the March share price index futures contract was down 56 points at 3543 points on a volume of 12,630 contracts.
Stock Move Price
AMP -0.080 5.370
ANZ Bank +0.220 14.860
BHPBilton -0.280 29.640
CBA -0.740 27.060
NAB -0.390 19.610
NewsCorp +0.470 13.460
Polartech -0.005 .175
Rio Tinto -1.610 37.400
TelstraCp -0.050 3.670
WestpacBk -0.530 16.780
Woolwrths -0.400 26.090
