ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Thursday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Thursday.

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Published January 10, 2019 5:01 pm AEDT

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:

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.

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