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The ASX 200 was started on 31 March 2000 with a value of 3133.3, [3] equal to the value of the All Ordinaries at that date. The ASX 200 reached 6,000 points for the first time on Thursday 15 February 2007. [4] On 22 December 2017, the ASX 200 was 6,069. [5] The ASX 200 crossed the 7,000 points level for the first time on 16 January 2020. [6]
On 1 November 2017, the index rose to 6,005.50, passing 6000 points for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. On 10 January 2020, the index closed above 7000 points for the first time. On 1 March 2024, the index closed above 8000 points for the first time.
Year Issued Commemorative subject Reverse designer Reverse design Mintage Figures [26] [27] [28] 1986 International Year of Peace: Horst Hahne: Hands holding a dove 25,100,000 1988 First Fleet Bicentenary (200 years since English colonisation) Stuart Devlin: Aboriginal design of a Koori Kangaroo: 20,400,000 1993 Landcare Australia Vladimir Gottwald
The major market index is the S&P/ASX 200, an index made up of the top 200 shares in the ASX. This supplanted the previously significant All Ordinaries index, which still runs parallel to the S&P ASX 200. Both are commonly quoted together. Other indices for the bigger stocks are the S&P/ASX 100 and S&P/ASX 50.
As the price of mining shares grew, new companies were listed by promoters hoping to cash in. From October to December 1969 the ASX All Mining index rose by 44%. Mining stocks peaked in January 1970, then immediately crashed. Poseidon shares peaked at an intraday high of $280 in February 1970, and fell rapidly thereafter. [3]
For example, Newmont (NYSE: NEM), which is one of the most valuable U.S.-based gold miners by market cap, paid $1 per share in 2024 dividends compared to $1.60 in 2023 and $2.20 in 2022, even ...
The SPI 200 Futures contract is the benchmark equity index futures contract in Australia, based on the S&P/ASX 200 Index. It provides all the traditional benefits of equity index derivatives. The SPI 200 is ranked in the top 10 equity index contracts in Asia in terms of traded volume. Quarterly and serial futures and options are available ...
For many years there were also 2c and 1c coins, traditionally called "copper" coins, although they are actually an alloy of copper and zinc. The "silver" 5c, 10c, and 20c coins can be counted by value using their weight, without the need to count the individual pieces, as they have the same weight per value, at 0.565g per cent, or 56.5g per dollar.