CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) is Australia’s largest (and some might say best) healthcare company, specialising in biopharmaceuticals. Founded in the late 1900s as the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, CSL was sold by the Australian Government to Australian investors via the share market in 1994 at $2.30 per share, at which time it doubled its size through an international acquisition. CSL is a global leader in blood plasma vaccines (think: the flu) and antivenoms, providing relief for potentially life-threatening medical conditions.
The Australian share market, or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(ASX:XJO), is expected to open higher on Wednesday.
CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) shares lifted Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) (ASX:XJO) on Tuesday.
The ALL ORDINARIES (INDEXASX:XAO)(ASX:XAO) index fell 1% on Friday, as the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) share price slipped 2%.