Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.08% to 5,904.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.06% to 6,004.80
- AUD/USD at US 79.7 cents
- Gold at US$1,356.03 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.06 a barrel
The ASX indices were essentially flat today, but the All Ordinaries managed to just stay above 6,000.
A lot of companies have reported today, here's how the market reacted to some of them.
One large gain today from a company report came from Medibank Private Limited (ASX: MPL), the private health insurer boosted its profit and boosted the share price by 3.62%.
Investors didn't want to bet on Star Entertainment Group Ltd's (ASX: SGR) market-beating future after its report, the share price was down 6.28% today.
Baby Bunting Group Ltd (ASX: BBN) surprised investors in a good way with its report, its share price went up 5.76%.
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) went down 4.51% after investors were unimpressed by the profit growth in its report.
Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) recovered most of its losses after a disappointing report yesterday, the share price went up 6.46% today.
IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) and South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) both declined further after investors were left disappointed by their results, they went down 6.1% and 5.14% respectively.
Finally, the Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY) share price rose by 3.4% after investors were pleased with its healthy profit growth.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Medical Developments International Ltd crashes 5.4% on report
- IOOF Holdings Limited stumbles on profit report but FY19 holds the key
- Results in: Village Roadshow Ltd shares are pushing higher
- iSelect Ltd shares higher on solid underlying profit growth
- Auckland International Airport Ltd reports profit up 17%
