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 0.11% to 6,016.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.06% to 6,129.60
- AUD/USD at US 76 cents
- Gold at US$1,299.35 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$76.40 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was Iress Ltd (ASX: IRE), it went up by 8% with Greencape announcing it increased its substantial holding after the market closed yesterday.
The share price of Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) went up by an impressive 5% today after getting a broker upgrade.
However, Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY) received a broker downgrade and dropped by 8.3%.
Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) shares went up by 7.7% today.
Some defensive shares dropped today after interest rates increased in the US, Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) fell by 4.2% and APA Group (ASX: APA) dropped by 3.9%.
The Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) share price went up 3.22%, hitting an all-time high.
Finally, Atlas Iron Limited (ASX: AGO) fell by 18% today, losing a lot of the gains it received over the last week due to a three-way battle for the business.
Here are some of today's top stories:
