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 0.59% to 6,687.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.59% to 6,767.90
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,384.51 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.96 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) share price which rose by around 10%. It was a stonking day for the gold sector with the St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) share price also rising by almost 10%.
The share price of UK bank CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) climbed 6.8% in reaction to it announcing a refreshed strategy.
The Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX) share price suffered a bit of a car crash today as it fell 13.5% in response to profit guidance.
Commodity company Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) saw its share price fall 4% as it downgraded its iron ore expectations for the year.
The share price of Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) rose 4% after revealing its passenger traffic numbers for May 2019.
Airline Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) experienced a 1.6% decline of its share price as it revealed changes to its frequent flyer program.
Finally, the share price of Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) recovered another 6.4% after last week's painful AUSTRAC news.
Here are some of today's top stories:
