Local shares continued to rise today, although they didn't enjoy the same kind of gains as international shares with a number of blue-chip businesses ending the session in the red.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.1% to 5257 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.2% to 5342 points
- AUD/USD at US 76.99 cents
- Iron Ore at US$67.43 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,282.70 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$46.19 a barrel
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares dragged on the market today following its quarterly earnings report. The shares dropped 0.6%.
The bank's rival, Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) also shed 0.8%, while Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) lost 2.5% after going ex-dividend.
Other blue chip shares did help to bolster the main bourse. BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) enjoyed a 2.6% rise. South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) climbed 2.8% as well.
oOh!Media Ltd (ASX: OML) and APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) soared 6.2% and 17.1% higher after the latter announced a recovery in sales.
Gold miner Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) also gained 8.5%, while REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) rose 5.4% on its first quarter update.
Meanwhile, Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) shares picked up where they left off yesterday, rising another 6.7% today, while Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) gained another 6.5% as well.
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