Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Thursday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.02% to 6,014.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.06% to 6,130.40
- AUD/USD at US 79.6 cents
- Gold at US$1,341.70 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$69.40 a barrel
The ASX indices have inched further down today.
The biggest rise in the ASX200 today came from Speedcast international Limited (ASX: SDA), which rose by 3.11% on no news today, although the business did appoint a new chief information officer yesterday.
The second biggest rise came from Nanosonics Ltd. (ASX: NAN) which rose by 2.33% on no news.
Further down the market capitalisation list, Livetiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) finished the day 33.33% higher after an impressive quarterly update.
The market wasn't impressed with the update delivered Livehire Ltd (ASX: LVH), the share price plummeted by 9.75% today.
Lithium miners Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) had a terrible day today, falling by 6.63% and 5.63% respectively after a broker said the sector is its top 'short' idea.
The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price fell by 6.18% today after the market was left unimpressed by its quarterly update.
Finally, blockchain company Digitalx Ltd (ASX: DCC) finished up 6.45% in the green today, as investors warmed to the technology stock again.
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