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) lower 0.76% to 6,128.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.70% to 6,239.90
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,204.53 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$79.41 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was resource business Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR), its share price went up nearly 5%.
Other resource businesses were among the top performers, the Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) share price went up 3.9% and the Sandfire Resources NL (ASX: SFR) share price climbed 3.5%.
The G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) share price fell by nearly 5% on childcare oversupply fears, most childcare centres up for sale didn't sell recently at an auction.
Shares of AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) fell 3.1% as further negativity hit it with the Royal Commission continuing.
The Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) share price fell 1.15% today after the supermarket blue chip went ex-dividend.
Amazingly, the Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR) share price went up 37.4% today after it received a broker upgrade.
Finally, the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price went up nearly 6% after it announced it was teaming up with Target, which is operated by Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES).
Here are some of today's top stories:
