Reuters
Published Dec 31, 2015 15:08
Australia shares disappoint for a second year, NZ up 13.6 pct in 2015
(Updates to close)
SYDNEY, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended the year more than 2 percent down, disappointing investors for the second year in a row as slumping iron ore and metal prices hit bluechip mining stocks while onerous capital rules hurt the heavyweight banking sector. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N14K03X
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO slipped 0.5 percent on the last trading day of the year on Thursday to 5,295.9 points, staying near a 2-month high hit in the previous session. The benchmark rose 1 percent in the previous session.
The index has delivered its first annual fall since 2011, having only added a meagre 1 percent in 2014, resulting in almost no net change in the benchmark over the past two years.
In contrast to its Australian cousin, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 has made successive record highs and ended the year up a whopping 13.6 percent, its fourth annual gain.
The New Zealand index rose 0.08 percent or 4.87 points to finish the session at a record close of 6,324.26.
Analysts maintain a bullish long-term view of the Australian index on the back of the weak Aussie dollar. The benchmark is expected to rebound in 2016 to 5,625 points, a Reuters poll found. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N13Y01B
Trading resumes on Monday in Australia. New Zealand stock markets re-open on Tuesday.
Here are the top 20 winners and losers for ASX200 in 2015 -
WINNERS-
Name
RIC
YTD (%) S&P/ASX 200 Index
.AXJO
-2.13 Blackmores Ltd
BKL.AX
519.44 APN Outdoor Group Ltd
APO.AX
140.90 Evolution Mining Ltd
EVN.AX
130.49 Mayne Pharma Group Ltd
MYX.AX
123.38 Domino's Pizza
DMP.AX
129.17 Enterprises Ltd
Australian Pharmaceutical API.AX
124.42 Industries Ltd
BT Investment Management
BTT.AX
91.65 Ltd
Northern Star Resources
NST.AX
86.58 Ltd
Burson Group Ltd
BAP.AX
77.12 Nufarm Ltd
NUF.AX
76.37 Isentia Group Ltd
ISD.AX
74.36 Mantra Group Ltd
MTR.AX
74.14 Treasury Wine Estates Ltd TWE.AX
77.09 Qantas Airways Ltd
QAN.AX
70.05 Magellan Financial Group
MFG.AX
65.09 Ltd
Super Retail Group Ltd
SUL.AX
59.58 Henderson Group PLC
HGG.AX
55.67 Aristocrat Leisure Ltd
ALL.AX
55.64 TechnologyOne Ltd
TNE.AX
55.00 Estia Health Ltd
EHE.AX
53.59 LOSERS
Name
RIC
YTD (%)
Slater & Gordon Ltd
SGH.AX
-86.25 Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd LNG.AX
-66.94 AWE Ltd
AWE.AX
-61.09 Mesoblast Ltd
MSB.AX
-57.86 Origin Energy Ltd
ORG.AX
-53.96 WorleyParsons Ltd
WOR.AX
-54.07 Beach Energy Ltd
BPT.AX
-53.11 Whitehaven Coal Ltd
WHC.AX
-50.00 Primary Health Care Ltd
PRY.AX
-50.32 Santos Ltd
STO.AX
-48.78 South32 Ltd
S32.AX
-47.07 Mineral Resources Ltd
MIN.AX
-47.09 Spotless Group Holdings
SPO.AX
-43.46 Ltd
Independence Group NL
IGO.AX
-42.66 Seven West Media Ltd
SWM.AX
-40.53 Sims Metal Management Ltd SGM.AX
-39.82 Western Areas Ltd
WSA.AX
-40.27 Cabcharge Australia Ltd
CAB.AX
-34.79 Alumina Ltd
AWC.AX
-35.65 APN News & Media Ltd
APN.AX
-37.13
(Editing by Sam Holmes)
Written By: Reuters
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