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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

25.64

Mkt cap

1.6B

Volume

1.5M

High

25.66

P/E Ratio

15.17

52-wk high

27.23

Low

25.52

Div yield

0.04

52-wk low

22.05

Australia's unemployment rate for March was reported at 3.8%, slightly better than the estimated 3.9% and a slight increase from the previous 3.7%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 18, 2024 | 5:00 am

Australia reported a Full Employment Change of 27.9K for March, a decrease from the 78.2K reported in the prior period. This indicates a slowdown in employment growth.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 18, 2024 | 4:59 am

Australia's employment change for March reported a decrease of 6.6K, missing the estimated increase of 7.2K and marking a significant drop from the prior month's revised figure of 117.6K.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 18, 2024 | 4:59 am

Australia's Building Approvals for the month showed a decrease of 1.9%, aligning with the estimated -1.9% and showing a slight improvement from the previous -2.5% (revised).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 11, 2024 | 4:31 am

Australia's Home Loans for the month showed a 1.6% increase, falling short of the estimated 2.3% growth. This is an improvement from the previous month's revised figure of -0.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 08, 2024 | 4:27 am

Australia's trade balance for the reported period was AUD 7.280 billion, significantly lower than the estimated AUD 10.500 billion and the previous period's revised figure of AUD 10.058 billion. This indicates a decrease in the trade surplus, which could have implications for the Australian economy and related investments.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 05, 2024 | 4:11 am

Australia's Retail Sales for the month showed a growth of 0.3%, aligning with the market expectations but showing a decrease from the previous month's growth of 1.1%. The iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) is directly mentioned in relation to this economic indicator.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

April 05, 2024 | 4:10 am

Australia's retail sales for February showed a preliminary increase of 0.3%, which is slightly below the estimated 0.4% but lower than the previous month's 1.1% growth. This indicates a slowdown in retail sales growth in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 28, 2024 | 4:11 am

Australia's unemployment rate for February was reported at 3.7%, lower than the estimated 4.0% and the previous month's 4.1%. This indicates a stronger than expected job market in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 21, 2024 | 4:58 am

Australia reported a significant increase in full employment change for February, with 78.2K jobs added compared to the revised prior figure of 19.9K. This indicates a strong job market in Australia.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

March 21, 2024 | 4:57 am

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