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 0.02% to 6,542.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.15% to 6,619.10
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,337.22 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.38 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) share price which rose more than 5%.
The share price of Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) fell 12% after announcing that AUSTRAC wants it to appoint an auditor.
The Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX: CAR) share price end up 0.5% as it flagged flat profit growth and the potential sale of Stratton Finance.
Retail is going through a tough phase at the moment, which is why the Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price fell 5.2% due to a profit hit at its Kmart Group.
The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price rose another 1.9% as it hit another 52-week high.
The share price of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) ended 0.7% higher after the bank announced it's selling its Count Financial business. The share price of the purchaser, Countplus Ltd (ASX: CUP), went up 36% today.
Finally, the share price of Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) dropped 7% with the CEO selling some shares.
Here are some of today's top stories:
