The S&P / ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) continued on its 'Santa slide', losing 0.1% to 5,096.1 as investors take a watching pose ahead of the US Federal Reserve's meeting taking place overnight (Australian time).
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- Decmil Group (ASX: DCG) rose 5.3% to $2.10
- Goodman Fielder (ASX: GFF) gained 3.2% to 64.5 cents
- Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR) closed up 3.2% to $1.63
- QBE Insurance (ASX: QBE) added 2.5% to $10.41
- Buru Energy (ASX: BRU) climbed 2.1% to $1.44
These stocks were the losers on the day.