Previous close | 25.97 |
Open | 26.24 |
Bid | 26.15 x 0 |
Ask | 26.23 x 0 |
Day's range | 26.13 - 26.28 |
52-week range | 20.03 - 27.70 |
Volume | |
Avg. volume | 6,745,703 |
Market cap | 91.765B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.86 |
PE ratio (TTM) | 13.43 |
EPS (TTM) | N/A |
Earnings date | N/A |
Forward dividend & yield | 1.44 (5.50%) |
Ex-dividend date | 09 Nov 2023 |
1y target est | N/A |
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s consumer confidence declined in April as persistent inflation and interest rates at a 12-year high continued to squeeze households, leaving them gloomy about the economic outlook.Most Read from BloombergTrumpism Is Emptying ChurchesIran’s Better, Stealthier Drones Are Remaking Global WarfareWhy India’s South Rejects Modi — And Why It MattersBlackstone Nears Buyout of Skin-Care Company L’OccitaneGermany to Order Ships, Armored Vehicles Worth Up to €7 BillionSentiment dr
Australian consumer sentiment eased from 20-month highs in March as worries about the economic outlook and family finances returned to darken the mood, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment slipped 1.8% in March, from February when it jumped 6.2%. "Last month we saw some promising signs that the consumer gloom that has dominated over the last two years might finally be starting to lift," said Matthew Hassan, a senior economist at Westpac.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's housing shortage may be driving prices higher but is locking out first-time homeowners and migrants needed to fill skills shortages across the country, the CEOs of Australia's three largest banks said on Tuesday. After years of ultra-low interest rates pushed home prices higher, Australia faces a long-term drop in the number of younger people buying homes, which could mean more people retiring in weaker financial positions, according to a 2023 government report. At a banking conference in Sydney, the heads of Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac, Australia's top 3 lenders, blamed a housing supply shortage and urged local governments to speed up planning approvals.