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 0.47% to 6,297.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.45% to 6,383.60
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,210.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.19 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was fund management business Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG), the shares climbed 14.3% on a huge increase to the dividend in the FY18 result.
Another top performer was Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN), the casino operator's share price rose 6.7% after reporting, it also let investors know that it is suing the NSW Government. Shares of rival Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) also climbed by a 5.9% today.
The share price of Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) rose 4.7% today after revealing a better-than-expected FY18 result.
Investors were left feeling a bit cold about the AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) result, the share price fell 4.1% today despite the large increase of profit.
Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR) shares dropped 0.4% today despite an increase to the distribution in its result.
The share price of Navigator Global Investments Ltd (ASX: NGI) fell 4.9% today after reporting a large increase in its FY18 report.
Finally, Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) rose 2.8% today despite increasing negativity surrounding near-term issues with the private hospital operator.
Here are some of today's top stories:
