The S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has finished the session down 0.19%, despite rallying back from its midday lows. The down day follows a weak lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones lost 0.16%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.49% following renewed tensions in Ukraine and the release of weak US manufacturing data.
There was little in the way of local economic data releases or major company news to provide direction today. However TPG's earnings upgrade did fire up telco stocks with the telecommunications sector gaining 0.29%; property was the only other sector to gain. All other sectors fell.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- Premier Investments Limited (ASX: PMV) soared 11.2% to $8.95
- TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) rallied 7.3% to $6.18
- iiNet Limited (ASX: IIN) climbed 5.3% to $7.97
- David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) gained 2.6% to $3.17
- Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) rose 2.5% to $5.34
These stocks were the losers on the day.
