Australia bank stocks have declined sharply in recent months and are now trading at very attractive levels. For example, Westpac(WBK) has plunged from over $30 a share to about $21. With a P/E of just 12 it has a juicy dividend yield of 6.75%. Other major banks have similar figures. So should investors buy Aussie …
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The top Australia exports are Iron ore, coal and natural gas in terms of goods. In the services space, the top sectors are education and tourism. Australia is one of the top destinations for Chinese tourists. In 2017, 1.3 million Chinese visited Australia spending about A$10.0 billion. Tourism dollars also give a boost to other …
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In an earlier post we looked at the top mining and oil stocks in Australia. The following are the top 110 Industrial Stocks in the Australian equity market: Source: AFR Some of the firms listed above trade on the OTC markets in the US. The complete list of Australian ADRs is listed here. Download: The List of 110 …
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The S&P/ASX 200 is one of the main benchmark index of the Australian equity market. The index is comprised of 200 largest firms by float-adjusted market capitalization. From a sector allocation perspective, over half of the index is made up of financials and materials as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: S&P Indices …
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Australia is a commodity-based economy similar to Canada. Some of the major exports of Australia are coal, iron ore, agricultural products such as wheat and wool and natural gas. Accordingly the Australian equity market is dominated by mining and oil companies in addition to financials. Other than financials, investors looking for Aussie exposure may have …
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