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 0.85% to 6,268.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.79% to 6,349.80
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,245.11 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.59 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), the logistics technology company went up by 5.75%.
Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) shares went up 14.5% after it announced it had passed $8 billion funds under administration.
The share price of InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) climbed 2.7% after announcing another acquisition.
The a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price went down nearly 3% after updating the market on FY18 expectations and guided what FY19's profit margins might look like.
The shares of Freedom Foods Group Ltd (ASX: FNP) dropped by 7.3% after the market was unimpressed with its update that it released today.
Village Roadshow Ltd (ASX: VRL) shares didn't make good viewing for shareholders today, it dropped 14.5% after returning to trade.
Gold miner Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) dropped by 0.75% today after revealing its 2018 production update.
Finally, Mortgage Choice Limited (ASX: MOC) went up 3.5% today, it announced it was changing how it paid its commissions.
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