Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Thursday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.12% to 5,950.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.03% to 6,057.70
- AUD/USD at US 78 cents
- Gold at US$1,321.84 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.93 a barrel
The market rose slightly today, adding to the gains this week.
A lot of companies have reported today, here's how the market reacted to some of them.
The biggest gain today came from Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC), the share price made for good viewing for shareholders as it rose by 16.22% in response to its report.
Webjet Limited's (ASX: WEB) share price flew higher by 16.04% in response to its very encouraging result.
The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price soared 10.37% higher after posting yet another impressive profit jump.
A strong report drove the ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARB) share price higher by 9.89% today.
Nothing seems to be able to stop the a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price, it rose by 7.08% today after reporting earlier in the week.
Things weren't so good for Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) as it fell by 14.73% today, investors were expecting more from the result.
Another share to fall in response to its report was Iress Ltd (ASX: IRE), it dropped by 5.35%.
Finally, Beacon Lighting Group Ltd (ASX: BLX) finished the day up 6.8% after it shone with a bright report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
