Date: Dec 27, 2018
Shares of Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX:VMC) closed at 0.15 yesterday. Venus Metals Corporation Limited currently has a total float of 87.18 million shares and on average sees 115,273 shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 0.092 and high of 0.23.
This Is Why S&P/ASX 200 Is Up 4.7% For The Year
S&P/ASX 200 is a leading market index that features Australia’s top 200 companies ranked based on market capitalization. Venus Metals Corporation Limited is one of many involved in trades. The index first went online in April of 2,000 after inheriting all the data from All Ordinaries. The index does not have restrictions on the kind of companies that can be listed as long as one meets the minimum eligibility requirements.
ASX 200 Highs and Lows
Since its inception, the index all time high stands at 6828.70 points recorded in November 2007. The index boasts of an all-time low of 1358.50 points registered in November 1992 and inherited from All Ordinaries.
The index currently covers 80% of Australia’s equity market something that has made it a reliable tool for gauging the health of the country’s equity market. ASX 200 is also liquidperfect from addressing all kinds of investment needs for managers who need to diversity in their portfolio. Good liquidity of Venus Metals Corporation Limited attracted traders at the market.
S&P/ ASX 200 is market-capitalization weighted, meaning its rating can only move up or down, based price changes of stocks listed. Weighted points are not in any way affected by changes in market capitalization not tied to stock prices. Unlike other indexes, ASX 200 does to take into consideration-restricted stocks normally issued to strategic investor’s, governments or venture capitalists as these are deemed strategic holdings mostly considered log term investments.
Listing Requirements
Companies that would wish to be listed in the index must first have their shares listed on the country’s national bourse, the ASX. Liquidity of a stock is another factor that is usually taken into consideration prior to a company being listed. The index also ensures that no single company dominates trading.
