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 0.35% to 6,294.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.35% to 6,294.10
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,307.13 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.47 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Ardent Leisure Ltd (ASX: ALG) share price which rose by 4.7%.
The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price fell 4.8% due to the bank releasing its half year report showing a fall in earnings.
The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price declined 1.6% after it announced the abrupt departure of one of its management.
The share price of Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) dropped 0.3% with the company reporting that legal proceedings have been filed against it.
The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price finished 2% higher today, hitting another high.
The share price of Cimic Group Ltd (ASX: CIM) dropped 0.5% despite guiding for higher profit in 2019.
The Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) share price declined 4.6% after unveiling a trading update.
Finally, the share price of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) declined 1.5% today as investors studied its Domino's Denmark acquisition.
Here are some of today's top stories:
