Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Thursday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.71% to 5,973.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.68% to 6,075.70
- AUD/USD at US 77.3 cents
- Gold at US$1,313.58 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.67 a barrel
The market fell today, adding to yesterday's losses.
Reporting season is over, so it's back to normal day-to-day price movements.
The biggest gain in the ASX200 belonged to Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) today, it rose by 2.92% and it's worth asking how much further it can go.
Another of the top performers was Speedcast International Limited (ASX: SDA), the remote communications company's share price rose by 2.35% today, meaning that it's now higher than before it reported.
G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) gained 2.14% today with the market deciding it was finally good value after declining heavily due to its report.
Lithium miners Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) both had bad days today as investors powered down their buy buttons. Orocobre fell by 6.12% and Galaxy dropped by 4.86%.
Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR) has dropped a further 5.56% today as pressure mounts from its landlords, shareholders and customers.
Another to fall heavily today was Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX: GMA), it dropped 5.95% on more worries about the state of Australia's housing market with house prices dropping.
Finally, natural beauty company BWX Limited (ASX: BWX) rose by 3.82% today after bulls and bears battle it out deciding if BWX is still too expensive or not after its report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
