The ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) rose by 0.28% on Monday.
Australian Dollar ($A) (AUDUSD): 70.34US cents
Dow Jones (DJI): up 0.07%
Oil (WTI): $US56.22 per barrel
Gold: $US1,424 per ounce
ASX Sharemarket News
In ASX sharemarket news, listed investment company WAM Leaders Ltd (ASX: WLE) reported that it made an operating profit after tax of $71.5 million for its FY19 result that was released yesterday evening.
Over the year to 30 June 2019, WAM Leader’s portfolio grew by 10.9% compared to a return of 11.5% from the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index.
WAM Leaders Board has declared a final dividend of 3 cents per share, bringing the total year dividend to 5.65 cents per share, an increase of 13% compared to the 5 cents per share paid in 2018.
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Resource business OZ Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL) has released its second quarter report of 2019 for June 2019.
The company said that in the June 2019 quarter it achieved 28,525 tonnes of total copper production and 27,072 ounces of total gold production. The all-in sustaining costs were 119.7 US cents per pound
OZ Minerals also said that the Carrapateena Project is on schedule for the first concentrate in the fourth quarter with around 46,000 tonnes of development ore stockpiled.
OZ Minerals Managing Director and CEO Andrew Cole said: “At the midpoint of the year we can mark progress across the portfolio on delivery of our growth strategy.”
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Petrol business Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX) has released its refiner margin (CRM) update for the second quarter.
The second quarter CRM was US$7.45 per barrel, lower than the US$7.53 in the first quarter of 2019 and US$10.42 in the second quarter of 2018.
Sales production in the second quarter of 2019 of 1,373 ML was also below Q1 of 2019 and Q2 of 2018.
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