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) higher 0.28% to 6,262.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.41% to 6,329.10
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,225.40 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.65 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), it went up an astonishing 23.9% after giving its June 2018 quarter update.
Another share to deliver double digit share price growth today was Cimic Group Ltd (ASX: CIM), it gained 16.6% after reporting its half-year result.
The Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) share price increased by 8.3% after updating the market about its acquisition of Cliffs Yilgarn iron ore assets.
At the red end of the ASX 200, Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) fell by 6% after the market's initial positive reaction to the $250 million dairy processing facility acquisition.
Gold miners didn't have a good day today with Evolution Mining Limited (ASX: EVN) declining by 4.4%, Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) falling by 2.9% and Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) in the red by 2.8%.
The Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) share price dropped by 0.9% today after revealing its June 2018 production update.
Finally, Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) shares went down by 0.5% today after the ACCC delayed its decision on WestConnex.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Australia records another strong month of jobs
- Why the share price of South32 Ltd (ASX:S32) is heading higher
- Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) just flagged a return to "sustainable dividend payments"
