The Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) share price was slammed 4% today after it announced the appointment of Gordon Ballantyne, who will replace Robert Cooke as CEO of the private hospital operator in May 2017. The broader market traded mostly flat for the majority of the session.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.1% to 5872 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.1% to 5909 points
- AUD/USD at US 76.06 cents
- Iron Ore at US$80.39 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,247.36 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$53.38 a barrel
Sitting at $2.18, the HSO share price has now shed 4.8% since the beginning of 2017.
The Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR) share price also stumbled today, falling 4%, while Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) and Nextdc Ltd (ASX: NXT) fell 4.4% and 3.7%, respectively.
The Orion Health Group Ltd (ASX: OHE) share price was also slammed 11.7% after the group said its full-year revenues would be lower than last year, although it confirmed it was still on track to achieve profitability in the 2018 financial year.
And the Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) share price dropped 2.3% for the day as well.
On a more positive note, Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) shares lifted 3.7% for the day while Spark New Zealand Ltd (ASX: SPK) rose 3.5%.
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