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 0.49% to 6,677.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.43% to 6,785.60
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,509.61 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.23 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX: MND) share price which rose by 5.75%.
Waste management business Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) saw its share price climb 6% today after yesterday's decline due to the Banksmeadow sale.
Fintech business Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) saw its share price rise by 5%, making it one of the day's best ASX 200 performers.
Gold companies had a rough time today, the Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price dropped 4.4% and the Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) share price declined 4.8%.
Buy now, pay later company Sezzle Inc (ASX: SZL) saw its share price jump 10.9% after announcing it would be linking with Visa's CyberSource system.
Flexigroup Limited (ASX: FXL) gave a humm update, sending the share price higher by 23.5%.
Finally, the share price of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) rose 0.6% after announcing the completion of its term loan refinancing and the repayment.
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