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) higher 0.96% to 6,232.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.93% to 6,332.90
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,262.70 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.14 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO), it went up by 12.1% after receiving a $1.1 billion takeover proposal from French advertising company JCDecaux.
Another strong performer today was Appen Ltd (ASX: APX), the data technology company went up 7.1%.
The Gateway Lifestyle Group (ASX: GTY) share price went up 6.5% today after receiving a stronger takeover offer.
Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) was the worst performer in the ASX 200, it fell by 7.5% after giving a profit downgrade to investors.
Another share to announce an acquisition today was WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), it finished the day up 3.9%.
Infant formula business Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) went up 6.2% after announcing bigger production agreements with its suppliers.
Utility software business Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) declined by 0.3%, it also announced an acquisition today, it's in the UK.
Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR) shares gained 3% today after winning a contract extension with Chevron.
VoIP company MNF Group Ltd (ASX: MNF) finished the day up 0.44% after initially being down in the morning, it is acquiring a Singapore business.
Finally, Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) went up 1.8% after announcing that it won't sell its petrol business to BP.
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