ASX 200 market wrap: Miners, Westpac gain ground as Woolworths Group slips
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06 Jan 2020
Source: Vitalii Tairov, Canstar.
The Australian Stock Exchange All Ordinaries fell last week, as did the ASX 200. Here’s a list of the biggest winners and sliders:
How did the ASX perform last week?
| S&P and All Ords Movements (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | ||
| Closing Points | % Change | |
| S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) | 6,734 | -1.28% |
| All Ordinaries (XAO) | 6,860 | -1.09% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Points taken as of Monday open to Friday close. | ||
| Sector Movements (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | ||
| Closing Points | % Change | |
| Consumer Discretionary (XDJ) | 2,735 | -1.08% |
| Consumer Staples (XSJ) | 12,242 | -2.62% |
| Energy (XEJ) | 11,713 | 0.09% |
| Financials (XFJ) | 6,011 | -0.79% |
| Health Care (XHJ) | 40,851 | -1.35% |
| Industrials (XNJ) | 6,986 | -2.79% |
| Information Technology (XIJ) | 1,424 | -1.66% |
| Materials (XMJ) | 13,896 | -0.93% |
| Telecommunication Service (XTJ) | 1,279 | -1.71% |
| Utilities (XUJ) | 8,162 | -2.83% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Points taken as of Monday open to Friday close. | ||
What shares went up on the ASX last week?
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Share Price Gains (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | |||
| Rank | Company | Closing Share Price | % Change |
| 1 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd (PLS) | $0.31 | 17.0% |
| 2 | Orocobre Ltd (ORE) | $2.83 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Gold Road Resources Ltd (GOR) | $1.37 | 8.8% |
| 4 | Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd (SAR) | $3.47 | 7.8% |
| 5 | Northern Star Resources Ltd (NST) | $11.87 | 6.5% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | |||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Market Capitalisation Gains (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | ||||
| Rank | Company | $ Change in Market Cap | Closing Share Price | % Change in Share Price |
| 1 | Northern Star Resources Ltd (NST) | $532,104,929 | $11.87 | 6.5% |
| 2 | Newcrest Mining Ltd (NCM) | $369,044,743 | $30.11 | 1.6% |
| 3 | Charter Hall LWR (CLW) | $299,383,348 | $5.45 | -1.1% |
| 4 | Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd (SAR) | $275,722,726 | $3.47 | 7.8% |
| 5 | Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) | $252,817,941 | $24.40 | 0.3% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | ||||
What shares went down on the ASX last week?
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Share Price Losses (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | |||
| Rank | Company | Closing Share Price | % Change |
| 1 | Sydney Airport Holdings (SYD) | $8.68 | -5.4% |
| 2 | Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (MYX) | $0.44 | -5.4% |
| 3 | Appen Ltd (APX) | $22.50 | -5.0% |
| 4 | Costa Group Holdings Ltd (CGC) | $2.49 | -4.6% |
| 5 | APA Group (APA) | $11.09 | -4.5% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | |||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Market Capitalisation Losses (27/12/2019 to 03/01/2020) | ||||
| Rank | Company | $ Change in Market Cap | Closing Share Price | % Change in Share Price |
| 1 | Transurban Group (TCL) | -$1,817,492,902 | $14.95 | -4.3% |
| 2 | BHP Group Ltd (BHP) | -$1,310,903,870 | $39.20 | -1.1% |
| 3 | Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW) | -$1,223,379,669 | $36.44 | -2.6% |
| 4 | CSL Ltd (CSL) | -$1,130,139,928 | $277.93 | -0.9% |
| 5 | Sydney Airport Holdings (SYD) | -$1,129,298,716 | $8.68 | -5.4% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | ||||
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