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) lower 1.12% to 6,160.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 1.13% to 6,267.80
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,196.40 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.20 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS), the telco giant went up 3.3% today after updating its FY19 guidance due to the NBN.
Shares of Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) went into a trading halt after it announced it was raising $70 million in a capital raising.
The Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) share price fell 2.6% today despite revealing an impressive FUM update today.
Overseas market falls, particularly tech shares, led to many ASX darling shares also falling. Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) fell by nearly 6%, WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) dropped 5.2% and Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) declined 4.3% and Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) was 5.7% in the red.
Another share to drop significantly was Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SIG), it plunged 11.6% after reporting that profit halved.
The share price of Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP) went up 1.7% today after announcing a $350 million buyback.
Finally, Duxton Water Ltd (ASX: D2O) dropped 5.6% today with heavy rainfall today, the overseas market dropping and announcing it would increase its debt facility.
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