The local share market was a sea of green today with plenty of shares closing a good deal higher.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 1% to 5720 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.9% to 5771 points
- AUD/USD at US 76.47 cents
- Iron Ore at US$83.84 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,224.60 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$55.67 a barrel
Aconex Ltd (ASX: ACX) gained another 7.9% today while Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) rose 3.8% following a broker upgrade.
Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) also rose 4.4%, with Galaxy Resources Ltd (ASX: GXY) up 5.5% for the day.
Among the blue chips, BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) rose 1.8% after it approved expenditure of US$2.2 billion for its share of the development of the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) rose 1.3% as well with Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) also rising 2.2%.
Chocolate maker Yowie Group Ltd (ASX: YOW) didn't have a very good session. Its shares fell 9.7% after a slight downgrade to the group's sales forecasts.
REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) fell 1.3% after it reported its first-half earnings results, reporting a 16% lift in revenue and a 6% rise in net profit from its core operations.
The gold miners had a bad day, as well. Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) fell 3.2% and St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) retreated 1.8% following a dip in the price of gold.
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