Local shares went down with a thud today, snapping a winning streak that begun one week ago.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.8% to 5760 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.8% to 5813 points
- AUD/USD at US 73.8 cents
- Iron Ore at US$77.73 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,186.36 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$55.06 a barrel
The banks fell hard today. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) was the worst, sliding 1.5%, while Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) slipped 0.8%.
BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) shed 0.4% as well while Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) dropped 1%.
Also in the bad books were Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY), down 4.8%, GUD Holdings Limited (ASX: GUD), down 3.7%, and QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE), down 2.9%.
Class Ltd (ASX: CL1), on the other hand, rose 11.1% after it released a quarterly update. Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) also rose 11.5% while Catapult Group International Ltd (ASX: CAT) ended the day 9.9% higher.
Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) announced it had surpassed the 50% share acceptances it required to take control of New Zealand's Hellaby's Holdings. Bapcor's shares slipped 1.2%.
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