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 0.29% to 6,491.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.21% to 6,584.30
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,273.96 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$70.32 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) share price which grew by 7% in response to its reported result.
The lithium mining sector had a very tough day today with the Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) share price down 6.2% and the Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price also down by 6.2%.
The Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE) share price has continued its descent, down 3.4% today, with investors disappointed about what it reported.
The building industry continues to see rays of a turnaround coming. The share price of Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX: ABC) rose 6.3% and the CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) share price climbed 5.7%.
ACCC action has sent the Kogan.com Ltd (ASX: KGN) share price down 6.2% with legal proceedings started for alleged misleading discounts.
The share price of Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (ASX: FSF) fell 0.5% after giving an update to the market.
Finally, the Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price rose another 4% today as it continues to perform strongly.
Here are some of today's top stories:
