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EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

http://www.ishares.com

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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 central bank has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 4.35% for May. This decision could impact investments related to the Australian economy, including the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA), which tracks the investment results of an index composed of Australian equities.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

May 07, 2024 | 4:34 am

Australia's Home Loans for the month showed a significant increase of 2.8%, surpassing the estimated 1.0% and the previous month's 1.6%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

May 03, 2024 | 4:06 am

Australia's Building Approvals for March increased by 1.9%, falling short of the estimated 3.5% growth, but improving from the previous month's revised decline of -0.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

May 02, 2024 | 5:13 am

Australia's trade balance for the reported period was AUD 5.024 billion, falling short of the estimated AUD 7.190 billion and below the prior revised figure of AUD 6.591 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

May 02, 2024 | 5:13 am

Australia's retail sales for March showed a decline of 0.4%, underperforming against the estimated 0.2% increase and a revision of the previous month's 0.2% gain. This indicates a contraction in consumer spending in Australia for the month.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 30, 2024 | 4:40 am

Australia's Producer Price Index (PPI) increased to 4.3% year-over-year, surpassing the previous figure of 4.1%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 26, 2024 | 4:17 am

The Australia Producer Price Index (PPI) for the quarter remained steady at 0.9%, matching the previous quarter's figure. This indicates a consistent level of inflation at the producer level in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 26, 2024 | 4:16 am

Australia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Q1 reported at 3.6%, surpassing the estimated 3.4% and showing a decrease from the prior 4.1%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 24, 2024 | 4:08 am

Australia's Trimmed Mean Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Q1 showed a 1.0% increase, surpassing both the estimated 0.8% and the previous quarter's 0.8%. This indicates higher than expected inflation in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 24, 2024 | 4:08 am

Australia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Q1 showed a 1.0% increase, surpassing both the estimated 0.8% and the previous 0.6% figure. This indicates higher inflation than anticipated.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 24, 2024 | 4:07 am

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