Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Thursday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.80% to 6,098.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.82% to 6,136.70
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,309.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$73.28 a barrel
The Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) share price shot up 11.9% after giving a presentation today, investors apparently really liked what they saw.
Another strong performer was Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL), it rose 8.6% after also giving a presentation to investors.
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) went up another 7% today after yesterday's presentation, investors seem to be confident about the annuity provider's long-term future again.
Childcare provider G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) also shot up almost 7% after giving its presentation.
At the other end of the performance table InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) dropped 4% after telling investors yesterday that its profit is likely to drop this year compared to last year.
Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) rose by a further 3.4% after announcing it is setting up a joint venture global supply chain business.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price fell by 0.64% after reporting its half-year report to the market.
Finally, Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) grew by 5.7% today after presenting to investors. It said that it's on track to achieve guidance, it's opening its first Asia location in the next month and it plans to open another five by the end of December 2018.
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