ASX this week: Market closes above 7000 points as Afterpay, Woolworths, CommBank and ANZ make gains
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24 Jan 2020
The Australian stock exchange finished solidly this week, reaching above 7,000 points for the second week in a row. Here’s a list of the the best and worst performers.
The ASX 200 finished at 7,096, which was 0.45% above last week’s close. The All Ordinaries Index finished higher, at 7,208, which was up 0.39% on last week’s closing figures.
Here’s how shares performed on the market this week:
| Sector Movements (17/01/2020 to 24/01/2020) | ||
| Closing Points | % Change | |
| Consumer Discretionary (XDJ) | 2,845 | -0.63% |
| Consumer Staples (XSJ) | 13,510 | 3.35% |
| Energy (XEJ) | 11,901 | -1.11% |
| Financials (XFJ) | 6,264 | 0.52% |
| Health Care (XHJ) | 45,194 | 2.66% |
| Industrials (XNJ) | 7,160 | -2.20% |
| Information Technology (XIJ) | 1,550 | 1.10% |
| Materials (XMJ) | 14,504 | -0.02% |
| Telecommunication Service (XTJ) | 1,371 | -0.56% |
| Utilities (XUJ) | 8,194 | -1.85% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Points taken as of Monday open to Friday close. | ||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Share Price Gains (17/01/2020 to 24/01/2020) | |||
| Rank | Company | Closing Share Price | % Change |
| 1 | Polynovo Ltd | $2.80 | 14.3% |
| 2 | Silver Lake Resource | $1.57 | 11.7% |
| 3 | Afterpay Ltd | $36.99 | 11.2% |
| 4 | Fortescue Metals Group | $12.47 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Adelaide Brighton | $3.94 | 7.2% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | |||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Share Price Losses (17/01/2020 to 24/01/2020) | |||
| Rank | Company | Closing Share Price | % Change |
| 1 | Cimic Group Ltd | $29.07 | -18.0% |
| 2 | Nib Holdings Ltd | $5.48 | -16.5% |
| 3 | Downer Edi Ltd | $7.62 | -13.7% |
| 4 | Jumbo Interactive | $14.69 | -10.0% |
| 5 | AP Eagers Ltd | $9.46 | -9.2% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | |||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Market Capitalisation Gains (17/01/2020 to 24/01/2020) | ||||
| Rank | Company | $ Change in Market Cap | Closing Share Price | % Change in Share Price |
| 1 | CSL Ltd | $4,596,577,064 | $310.88 | 3.4% |
| 2 | Fortescue Metals Group | $3,279,097,637 | $12.47 | 9.3% |
| 3 | Woolworths Group Ltd | $2,188,210,026 | $40.84 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Commonwealth Bank | $1,823,346,692 | $85.04 | 1.2% |
| 5 | ANZ Banking Group Ltd | $1,219,556,292 | $25.90 | 1.7% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | ||||
| ASX 200 – Top 5 Market Capitalisation Losses (17/01/2020 to 24/01/2020) | ||||
| Rank | Company | $ Change in Market Cap | Closing Share Price | % Change in Share Price |
| 1 | Cimic Group Ltd | -$2,060,520,802 | $29.07 | -18.0% |
| 2 | SYD Airport | -$1,422,916,381 | $8.41 | -7.0% |
| 3 | Insurance Australia | -$1,386,627,950 | $7.30 | -7.6% |
| 4 | SOUTH32 Ltd | -$734,959,670 | $2.74 | -5.2% |
| 5 | Downer Edi Ltd | -$719,590,040 | $7.62 | -13.7% |
| Prepared by Canstar. Prices taken as of week to week close. | ||||
Amanda Horswill
Former Deputy Editor, Canstar
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