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EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

http://www.ishares.com

Industry

Asset Management

The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Australian equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Open

26.12

Mkt cap

1.6B

Volume

1.8M

High

26.13

P/E Ratio

15.38

52-wk high

27.23

Low

25.81

Div yield

0.04

52-wk low

21.14

Australia's retail sales for July showed no growth, coming in at 0.0% month-over-month, missing the estimated 0.3% and down from the previous 0.5%. This could impact ETFs like EWA, which track Australian markets.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 30, 2024 | 5:15 am

Australia's private new capital expenditure for Q2 fell by 2.2%, missing the estimated growth of 0.9% and down from a revised 1.9% in the previous quarter. This decline may impact ETFs with exposure to the Australian market, such as EWA.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 29, 2024 | 4:45 am

Australia's construction work done for the quarter increased by 0.1%, falling short of the estimated 0.8% and showing a recovery from the revised prior figure of -2.0%. This data may impact the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA), which tracks the performance of the Australian equity market.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 28, 2024 | 5:08 am

The U.S. has approved a potential $100 million sale of Javelin missiles to Australia, as announced by the Pentagon. This deal may involve companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, which are key players in the production of these missiles.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 19, 2024 | 7:07 pm

Australia's full employment change for July was reported at 60.5K, surpassing the revised prior figure of 45.2K. This positive employment data could impact the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 15, 2024 | 4:53 am

Australia's employment change for July significantly exceeded expectations, with 58.2K jobs added compared to the estimated 20.2K. The prior month's figure was revised to 52.3K.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 15, 2024 | 4:53 am

Australia's Wage Price Index for Q2 came in at 0.8%, below the estimated 0.9% and the revised prior figure of 0.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 13, 2024 | 4:57 am

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 4.35% for August. This decision may impact various financial instruments, including the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 06, 2024 | 4:55 am

Australia's Producer Price Index (PPI) for Q2 met expectations at 1.0%, slightly higher than the previous quarter's 0.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 02, 2024 | 6:06 am

Australia's Producer Price Index (PPI) for Q2 has increased to 4.8% year-over-year, up from 4.3% in the previous quarter. This indicates rising production costs in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 02, 2024 | 6:06 am

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