With the US markets closed for a public holiday overnight there was little in the way of direction for the Australian market when it opened this morning. As a result the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lost ground early, however it recovered to end the day up 0.69%. Most sectors experienced rises however the energy, metal and mining, and materials sectors all gave up ground.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index today.
- Transfield Services Limited (ASX: TSE) closed up 7.5% to 93.5 cents
- Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) climbed 5.6% to $12.07
- GWA Group Ltd (ASX: GWA) rose 5.5% to $3.05
- Energy World Corporation Ltd. (ASX: EWC) added 5.3% to 39.5 cents
- Mesoblast limited (ASX: MSB) gained 5.2% to $6.00
These stocks were the losers on the day.