The S&P / ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has closed lower by 0.3% at 5,387.1, despite a more than 1% rise on Wall Street overnight. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1.1%, while the S&P 500 added 1.3%.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- Orica (ASX: ORI) soared 11.6% to $21.81
- Sundance Resources (ASX: SDL) rose 4.6% to 11.5 cents
- Myer Holdings (ASX: MYR) added 3.9% to $2.68
- Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC) closed up 3% at $1.56
- QBE Insurance (ASX: QBE) climbed 2.7% to $15.35
These stocks were the losers on the day.