Stock Market Index Charts - Australian and U.S.

Posted 3 times a week - On Monday - Wednesday - Friday

All Ordinaries	Fifty Leaders	All Industrials	All Resources	Gold Index
Between Monday, April 8 and Friday, June 28, 2002, the ASX published daily closing data on the Fifty Leaders, Industrials, Resources, and Gold (XGO) indexes. There was no open/high/low data issued. On Monday, July 1, 2002, the ASX ceased issuing data on ANY of these indexes. Australia is now without an "official" Fifty Leaders, Industrials, Resource or Gold stock index. This being the case, we have decided to compile our own "unofficial" Australian Gold Stock Index, making use of the stocks that were in the official Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Gold index (XGO) before it was discontinued. This Australian Gold stock index is available daily to all Privateer and Gold This Week subscribers.

These are bar charts with indicators attached. Only one indicator is shown to maximise the readability of the chart.

Long Term Charts
Updated Weekly

The Ords in P&F format - 10 point x 3 Last update: September 3

The Dow - Daily Bar Chart Last update: August 29

The Nasdaq Daily Bar Chart Last update: August 29

The S&P 500 Daily Bar Chart Last update: August 29

The Dow and the Nikkei - P&F format Last update: August 29

The Dow - Semi-Log Bar Chart - From 1987 Last update: August 29 (Weekly chart)

The Dow - Semi-Log Bar Chart - From 1974 Last update: August 29, 2008 (Monthly chart)

The Major Australian Stock Indexes These are the five leading indexes on the Australian Stock Market. Between them, they provide a good "snapshot" of the present health of the market. The regular charts are updated three times a week, the long-term charts are updated weekly.

The indexes ranked in order of volatility:
	The Fifty Leaders - least volatile
	The All Ordinaries
	The All Industrials
	The All Resources
	The Gold Index - most volatile - by far!

The All Ordinaries Index The All Ordinaries Index is the Australian equivalent of the Dow, the Nikkei Dow, or the FT-100. It is made up of the major stocks on the Australian Stock Exchange - both industrial and resource stocks. While the Ords goes back many decades, the modern index was instituted on December 31, 1979 at a base of 500 points. Its history since then is as follows.

All numbers are from the "modern" Ords
which began on Dec. 31, 1979.

	All Time Low	July 8, 1982	443
	1987 High	September 21, 1987	2305
	1987 Low	November 11, 1987	1150
	All Time High	November 1, 2007	6853
	Present Level	September 3, 2008	5130

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