The S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has finished the day up 0.04% but lower for the week. The local market failed to rally despite a positive lead from Wall Street which benefitted from GDP data that showed a 3.2% gain for the fourth quarter.
Sectors were mixed; the industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, telecommunication services, utilities and A-REIT sectors all posted gains; while the energy, financials, gold, healthcare, IT, materials and metals and mining sectors all posted falls.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:QUB) closed up 5.3% to $2.08
- Sirius Resources N.L. (ASX: SIR) gained 5.3% to $2.19
- Forge Group Limited (ASX: FGE) added 5.1% to 71.5 cents
- Goodman Fielder Ltd (ASX: GFF) rose 4.6% to 68 cents
- David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) climbed 4.2% to $2.99
These stocks were the losers on the day.
