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 0.07% to 6,037.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.06% to 6,144.10
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,290.70 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$79.56 a barrel
The biggest movement today in the ASX200 was from Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), it rose by 8% today after reporting its half-year result.
Another stock to do very well for shareholders was Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS), the IGA supplier went up 7.7% today.
a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) recovered 5.7% today after its fall yesterday.
Logistics tech company WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) went up by 4% today, adding to its strong run since the start of May.
Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE) dropped a further 5.92% after reporting earlier in the week.
The James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) share price fell back 3.4% today, after the market initially responded well to its result earlier in the week.
Pet business Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL) dropped by 3.6% with investors uneasy about the pet company's future.
Finally, annuity business Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) fell by 2.6% today with the market being a bit more volatile and interest rates likely to rise further over time.
Here are some of today's top stories:
