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 0.30% to 6,179.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.33% to 6,266.80
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,304.40 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.80 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR), its share price grew by 8.5% after giving a pricing update.
Shares of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) finished lower by 0.2% with the major bank postponing its divestment plans.
The Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) share price rose 7.6% today, making it one of Thursday's top performers.
The share price of Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) went up 7% on potential news of a licence extension with the Malaysian government.
Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) shares rose by 8.1% with the online retailer launching Kogan Marketplace, which offers customers 100,000 products to choose from.
The Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) share price ended the day down 4.8% due to a capital raising.
A rising oil price sent the share price of Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) up by 3.5%.
Finally, the share price of childcare company G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) dropped 3% after going ex-dividend.
Here are some of today's top stories:
