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 0.06% to 5,942.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.05% to 6,050.00
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,223.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$89.999 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was buy now, pay later business Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) it went up 14% after responding to the idea of a Senate inquiry. The share price of Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) also gained 6% today.
However, it wasn't such a good day for infant formula businesses. Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) fell 7.5% and a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) dropped 2% with both companies giving up a lot of their earlier gains.
Lithium miners were also heavy fallers. Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) dropped 7% and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) declined 5.6% on quarterly updates.
Priceline operator Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API) rose 0.3% after reporting its 2018 financial result.
The share price of miner South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) rose 0.8% after giving the market its quarterly numbers.
Finally, the share price of Seek Limited (ASX: SEK) fell 0.9% today despite the ABS reporting the unemployment rate hit a pleasing low of 5%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Tourism boom continues: Why Webjet Limited (ASX:WEB) could be the share to buy
- Leading economist now expects house price falls of 20% in Melbourne and Sydney
- Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) shares rise on trading update release: Should you invest?
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