The Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) share price was among the market's biggest losers today. The BAL share price declined 3.9%, while the broader market closed flat despite spending much of the day in the red.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) flat at 5759 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) flat at 5799 points
- AUD/USD at US 75.99 cents
- Iron Ore at US$89.80 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,218.00 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$55.65 a barrel
The gold miners managed to stage something of a comeback today. St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) shares rose 2.2% and Silver Lake Resources Limited. (ASX: SLR) jumped 3.5%.
Unfortunately, it wasn't all smiles in the sector. The Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price still declined 2.3% while Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) fell 0.7%.
The BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) share price declined 1.1% as well, along with South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) which declined 0.7%.
Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) provided better returns for blue-chip investors. Although the telco's share price remains near a multi-year low, the shares managed to rebound 0.7% today.
The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price also flew 2.4%, while Spotless Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: SPO) gained 1.3%.
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) and Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) were at the other end of the market's spectrum today. The pair fell 2.1% and 3.2%, respectively.
Elsewhere, speculative human resources business 1-Page Ltd (ASX: 1PG) entered its shares into a trading halt late this morning. It cited a 'proposed disposal' as its reasoning with the shares expected to be released from their trading halt by 10am on Friday 10 March, 2017.
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