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 0.49% to 6,718.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.45% to 6,800.80
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,433.55 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.06 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price which rose almost 10% after winning a US government contract.
The share price of fintech business Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) jumped 8.7% as it reversed the decline of yesterday.
The Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) share price declined 4.7% as it looks like it won't be successful with its attempted takeover.
The worst decline in the ASX 200 belonged to the Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price which fell 5.8%.
The Class Ltd (ASX: CL1) share price rose over 4% with the cloud accounting SMSF software business revealing its June 2019 quarter numbers.
The Elixinol Global Ltd (ASX: EXL) share price climbed 4.9% as it signed an exclusive distribution agreement with MedVec International for pharmacy and para pharmacy channels in Germany.
Retirement village operator Aveo Group (ASX: AOG) saw its share price rise 2.8% after confirming that Brookfield Property Group is the preferred party in Aveo's strategic review.
Finally, the share price of Think Childcare Limited (ASX: TNK) increased by 2.4% after announcing news of acquisitions and further planned childcare centres with incubators.
Here are some of today's top stories:
