The S&P / ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has close down slightly, dropping just 0.2% to end at 5,238.1, as investors await the outcome of the two-day US Federal Reserve meeting. Chairman Ben Bernanke is widely expected to announce a cut of around US$5-10 billion in quantitative easing, from its current level of US$85 billion per month.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- TPG Telecom (ASX: TPM) soared 5.9% to $4.48
- Sirius Resources (ASX: SIR) climbed 5.6% to $2.82
- iiNet (ASX: IIN) rose 5.6% to $6.27
- Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) added 4.6% to $3.87
- Cudeco (ASX: CDU) moved up 3.8% to $2.20
These stocks were the losers on the day.
- Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) dropped 6.4% to 51 cents
- Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) fell 5.4% to 79 cents
- Decmil Group (ASX: DCG) lost 5.3% to $2.48
- Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) slipped 5.3% to 80 cents
- Ten Network Holdings (ASX: TEN) closed down 4.8% at 30 cents
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Motley Fool writer/analyst Mike King owns shares in TPG Telecom and Sirius Resources.