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 0.19% to 5,657.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.22% to 5,736.70
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,239.46 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.03 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was car dealership business Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG), its share price rose 4.1%.
Another ASX 200 share on the rise was Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC), the property business rose 4%.
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG) shares rose by 3.8% after the ABS reported that Australian retail turnover increased by 0.3% in October.
The SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price fell 4.7% today following international share market declines and a negative broker note.
Shares of buy now, pay later business Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) dropped 5.3%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200 today. It was also a punishing day for fellow tech business Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) which saw its share price fall 4.1%.
Asaleo Care Ltd (ASX: AHY) shares rose by a huge 45.6% today after announcing the sale of some of its leading Australian brands like Handee and Sorbent.
Finally, the share price of LiveHire Ltd (ASX: LVH) finished up 8.3% after announcing its latest large agreement.
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