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 0.48% to 5,788.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.41% to 5,888.00
- AUD/USD at US 77 cents
- Gold at US$1,334.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$68.29 a barrel
The best gain in the ASX200 today came from Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) as the share price grew by 10.71%. Bears and bulls can't seem to make up their mind up on what the right price is for the franchisor.
It was a terrible day for Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) as it dropped by 9.54% today due to a disappointing production update.
The Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT) share price dropped by 3.85% today after announcing that its university partnerships grew by 6%.
WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) seems to have stopped the price decline for now as it went up by over 5% today, however it's almost at its lowest price this year.
Glaucus has put further pressure on Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd (ASX: BLA) with a response to Blue Sky's rebuttal, the alternative fund manager's share price dropped a further 33% today.
Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) grew by over 4% as investors continue to be excited about Costa's growing prospects.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price finished the day up after a recovery in the overseas markets and another day of the royal commission into banks.
Finally, the Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) share price finished down 3.76% as investors worry about the effect online retailers will have on the business.
Here are some of today's top stories:
