Why NIB (ASX:NHF) and Medibank (ASX:MPL) shares are beating the ASX 200
The share prices of Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) and NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) are both beating the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) on premium increase news.
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7 Aug 2020 |
7 Aug 2020 |
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is an Australian stock market index, created and maintained by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). It tracks the value of the 200 largest public companies ranked by their market capitalisation, adjusted for the shares that are actually available on the market. The S&P/ASX 200 will increase if enough companies see their share prices rise, and fall when they are sold down.
If you’re studying the stock market’s return over time, don’t forget about dividends. The XJO index does NOT include dividends paid by companies. If you want a more complete picture of the performance of Australian shares, use the S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return Index (INDEXASX: XNT) index.
This chart shows performance of the index and S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), which includes the impact of dividends being reinvested. The three most popular indices for Australian shares are the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO), S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO).
The share prices of Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) and NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) are both beating the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) on premium increase news.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.073% to 7,644.80.
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The local market was buoyed by another strong day of reporting by Australia’s largest companies, with both the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) gaining 0.3 per cent on Thursday.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.31% to 7,639.20.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.45% to 7,615.80.
The S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) down 0.6 per cent with the energy sector, up 0.4 per cent, the only highlight.
The share prices of Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL) and NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) are both beating the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) on premium increase news.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.073% to 7,644.80.
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Uranium has been around for decades. The average age of the US nuclear power plant is 42 years. Even Homer Simpson works in one! The price of the underlying commodity is relatively slow-moving.
The local market was buoyed by another strong day of reporting by Australia’s largest companies, with both the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) gaining 0.3 per cent on Thursday.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.31% to 7,639.20.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.45% to 7,615.80.
The S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) down 0.6 per cent with the energy sector, up 0.4 per cent, the only highlight.
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