{"id":56454,"date":"2014-08-13T21:08:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T01:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=56454"},"modified":"2014-08-13T21:08:50","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T01:08:50","slug":"why-did-the-commonwealth-bank-share-price-fall-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/08\/why-did-the-commonwealth-bank-share-price-fall-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did the Commonwealth Bank Share Price Fall Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"
August 13, 2014<\/div>
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By MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

What Happened to the Commonwealth Bank Share Price?<\/h2>\n

Commonwealth Bank of Australia [ASX:CBA] <\/strong>is a provider of banking services in Australia and New Zealand. It also has some limited banking operations in Asia Pacific, United Kingdom and America. BankWest is owned by CBA.<\/p>\n

It offers retail, business and institutional services in Australia.<\/p>\n

The 102 year old bank was government owned until 1996. <\/p>\n

The share price closed 0.89% lower on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Why Did This Happen to Commonwealth Bank Shares?<\/h2>\n

CBA announced a mammoth $8.63 billion net profit for the 2014 financial year.
\nThis was $1.01 billion dollars more than 2013. Also, cash earnings \u2014 a measure analysts watch that takes out some costs and one off items \u2014 was a 12% higher to $8.68 billion.<\/p>

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And yet the share price fell today. <\/p>\n

What Now For Commonwealth Bank? <\/h2>\n

The biggest driver behind the net profit was the increase in in home loans. Low interest rates and high house prices are a good combination for a bank\u2019s bottom line. <\/p>\n

Also, CBA claimed a gradual increase in consumer spending, and a rise in demand for business credit has helped. The bank forecast both of these should remain steady if global markets remain stable. <\/p>\n

Finally, the Commonwealth Bank increased the interim dividend to $2.18. Bringing 2014\u2019s total dividend to $4.01. This is a 10% increase on the year before. <\/p>\n

So why did the stock fall? Did the market expect more? Unlikely. <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s price fall is very much a profit taking exercise. The Commonwealth bank share price<\/strong> hit an all time high of $83.75 on 31 July 2014. Since then the share price has sold off to around $80.90. The high profits and increase in dividend would have encouraged many to sell in case this is the top for CBA. <\/p>\n

Whether the bank\u2019s share price can move past $84 remains from here remains to be seen. In the interim, expect some flattening out in the share price. <\/p>\n

Shae Smith+<\/a>
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