Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.05% to 5,943.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.03% to 6,047.30
- AUD/USD at US 78.5 cents
- Gold at US$1,326.97 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.49 a barrel
The market was essentially flat, but it was good to see a slight rise.
A lot of companies have reported today, here's how the market reacted to some of them.
The best reaction today in the ASX200 was to a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M), the dairy company's share price climbed a whopping 29.7% today after another impressive result.
Another storming performance came from the Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) share price after the market reacted to its report, it finished up by 13.76%.
The Seven Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: SVW) share price also made for good viewing after it rose by 11.58% in response to today's report.
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY) mopped up a lot of profit growth today, with earnings per share (EPS) growing by 58.8%. The share price rose by 8.57% in response.
Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR) also impressed the market with its report, the share price rose by 7%.
In the smaller capitalisation world, Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) grew underlying net profit after tax by 86%, leading to the share price growing by 25.83% today.
The share price of Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) grew by 4.48% after investors picked through the mixed result.
However, there were also some negative reactions today. Beauty company BWX Limited (ASX: BWX) fell by an ugly 31.4% today after growth wasn't as good as expected in its report.
The WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price plunged by 23% after its profit growth in the report wasn't enough to uphold the valuation.
Finally, the Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) share price lost connection with shareholder's confidence after a disappointing report, it fell by a further 6.23% today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
