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 0.31% to 6,215.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.24% to 6,305.80
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,253.40 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.42 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF), it went up 5.5% after receiving a broker upgrade. On the flip side of that, Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) fell by 0.41%.
Another healthcare business to get a big boost today was Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME), it finished the day up 13% after unveiling a new deal.
The Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) share price went up 0.7% after it was announced a member of management bought $560,000 worth of shares.
Another top performer today was Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT), it went up 5.3% after the oil price went up again.
Several shares that have significant exposure to the US economy went down today. WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) fell 6.3%, Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) dropped 3.8% and Nanosonics Ltd (ASX: NAN) declined by 3.7%.
Finally, Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) went up by 2.6% after announcing its new sustainable dividend policy.
Here are some of today's top stories:
