The local share market finished lower again today, following a mixed session for international equity markets.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.3% to 5720 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.2% to 5773 points
- AUD/USD at US 79.68 cents
- Iron Ore at US$72.93 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,269.23 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$51.86 a barrel
The Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) share price soared 8.8% today after the group completed the institutional component of its capital raising. The company raised cash to help fund its acquisition of JacTravel, a market-leading European business-to-business travel company.
Meanwhile, Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) shares traded 0.4% lower after the company announced the sale of its Indian joint venture, which is expected to generate post-tax sale proceeds of around US$90 million.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price plunged 3.9% following a claim made by Australia's financial intelligence and regulatory agency, AUSTRAC, that the bank had contravened the AML/CTF Act 53,700 times. You can read more, here.
The Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) share price also slipped 2.9% after the entertainment and gaming group released its full-year results, while Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) rose 1.4%.
Some of the market's other big winners today included a2 Milk Company Ltd (Australia) (ASX: A2M) and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY), which rose 3.6% and 8.6% respectively.
Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX: SGM), on the other hand, slipped 12.5% while the Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) share price dropped 8.2%.
