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15,820.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -295.00p
  • 52 Week High: 17,685.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 11,665.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 201.81m
  • Volume: 64,447
  • Market Cap: £31,926m

US new home sales jump in April, prices rise

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Tuesday 25 Apr 2023

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Home selling activity in the States picked up unexpectedly last month.

According to the US Department of Commerce, new home sales jumped at a month-on-month pace of 9.6% in March to reach 683,000.

Economists had forecast a dip to 632,000.

The previous month's pace of sales on the other hand was revised down from a preliminary estimate of 640,000 to 623,000.

Home prices also rose from $433,200 to $449,800 on a median basis and from $501,800 to $562,400 on an average basis.

The inventory of homes available for sale meanwhile continued to decline, from the 8.4 months' worth of sales in February to 7.6 for March.

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Wolseley Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 15,820.00p
Change Today -295.00p
% Change -1.83 %
52 Week High 17,685.00p
52 Week Low 11,665.00p
Volume 64,447
Shares Issued 201.81m
Market Cap £31,926m

Wolseley Star Ratings

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average76.18% below the market average
71.74% below the sector average71.74% below the sector average71.74% below the sector average71.74% below the sector average71.74% below the sector average
Price Trend
79.91% above the market average79.91% above the market average79.91% above the market average79.91% above the market average79.91% above the market average
62.00% above the sector average62.00% above the sector average62.00% above the sector average62.00% above the sector average62.00% above the sector average
Income
82.85% below the market average82.85% below the market average82.85% below the market average82.85% below the market average82.85% below the market average
77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average
Growth
7.43% below the market average7.43% below the market average7.43% below the market average7.43% below the market average7.43% below the market average
12.24% below the sector average12.24% below the sector average12.24% below the sector average12.24% below the sector average12.24% below the sector average

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Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 0
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