The Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW) share price saw lots of action today. The BKW share price soared 7.4% after Bell Potter called the stock the "cheapest building materials exposure in the market", as reported by The Australian Financial Review. The broader market ended the day flat.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) flat at 5759 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.1% to 5798 points
- AUD/USD at US 75.62 cents
- Iron Ore at US$88.26 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,202.96 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$51.38 a barrel
While Brickworks soared today, Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL), which owns a large chunk of the business, rose just 0.9%.
Elsewhere, St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) was again amongst the market's top performing shares, even though the gold price retreated marginally. Its shares rose 5.3%.
The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price lifted 4.8% as well while South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) jumped 4.3%.
The Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) share price also had a great day today, rising 7.9% after it signed a new agreement with Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY). The Primary Health Care share price, on the other hand, declined 0.6%.
On a less positive note, the Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) share price dropped 3.1% while Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) fell 2.7%. Baby Bunting Group Ltd (ASX: BBN) also fell 5.1%.
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