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 0.29% to 5,795.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.27% to 5,853.90
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,263.34 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$60.96 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was healthcare business Nanosonics Ltd. (ASX: NAN), its share price rose 4%.
Gold miners had a decent day with the share price of St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) rising 3.9%.
The Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) share price plunged 39% today after outlining a number of issues in an announcement today that has hurt the December 2018 result.
Shares of Class Ltd (ASX: CL1) dropped 11% after the software business updated the market with its quarterly account update.
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) shares fell almost 5% today as one of its key competitors reported a disappointing set of figures, leading investors to fear the same may happen to the ASX wine business.
The Integrated Research Limited (ASX: IRI) share price finished up 37% after updating the market with profit guidance.
Investors liked what they saw in the Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) update today, which sent up its share price by 9.4%.
Finally, the Noni B Limited (ASX: NBL) rose 10% today after announcing a trading update to the market.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Why the CLINUVEL Pharmaceuticals share price surged 13% higher today
- 3 reasons why China may soon boost the ASX
- Why the BHP share price is sinking 5% lower on Thursday
Nanosonics shares have done quite well over the past five years, but at this stage I'm not sure if it's a clear buy. There could be cheaper growth shares on the ASX right now.
