The S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) ended higher on Thursday, with the Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (ASX: CCL), South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) and Spark New Zealand Ltd (ASX: SPK) share prices lifting the Aussie market.
Here's a quick recap of global markets:
- FTSE 100 (UK): up 0.4%
- DAX (Germany): up 0.4%
- CAC 40 (France): up 0.4%
- Dow Jones (USA): down 0.2%
- NASDAQ (USA): up 0.4%
Here are today's key stats:
- ASX 200: up 0.4%
- All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) (Index: ^AXAO): up 0.4%
- Gold price: down 0.3%
- Copper: up 0.4%
- WTI Crude Oil: up 2.4%
- Iron ore: $US82.25 per tonne, according to The Metal Bulletin
Shares of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd led the market higher despite no material news being released by the company. In the mid-cap space, shares of Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR), Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT) and Beach Petroleum Ltd (ASX: BPT) were amongst the biggest gainers.
At the other end of the ASX performance tables, Fairfax Media Limited (ASX: FXJ), McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX: MMS) and DuluxGroup Limited (ASX: DLX) were amongst the biggest losers.
Shares of Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) fell 8% after the company announced that its infant formula canning operations with Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) would not receive Chinese regulatory approval.
Here are Thursday's top stories:
