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 0.39% to 6,716.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.41% to 6,805.80
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,420.18 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.28 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) share price which increased by 9.75%.
The share price of coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) rose by almost 5% after revealing its June quarter report.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) share price fell 0.8% after being told by APRA it needs to hold an extra $500 million of operational risk capital. However, the National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price rose nearly 1% despite being told the same thing.
The share price of Monash IVF Group Ltd (ASX: MVF) fell 0.4% as the IVF provider announced an acquisition.
Other gold miners also had a strong day with the share price of Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) rising by 4.7%.
The Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) share price increased by 3.7% after issuing its June 2019 quarter business update.
Finally, the Michael Hill International Ltd (ASX: MHJ) share price dropped 8.8% after releasing its June 2019 trading update, but it also revealed the cost of fixing its staff remediation issue.
Here are some of today's top stories:
