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 0.61% to 6,818.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.58% to 6,901.90
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,423.38 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.35 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL), it went up almost 7% after revealing its June 2019 update.
The share price of iron miner Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) fell by 5.6% as it revealed its June 2019 quarter.
Some shares are continuing to drop after disclosing their June 2019 quarter reports to the market including the share prices of Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) and Iluka Resources Limited (ASX: ILU) fell 4.2% and 7% respectively.
Car dealership company AP Eagers Ltd (ASX: APE) saw its share price drive 1% higher after being given the go-ahead by the ACCC for its takeover.
The LiveTiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) share price climbed 5.8% today after revealing a new partnership.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) experienced a share price fall of 0.6% due its June 2019 report.
Finally, the share price of Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) rose 0.9% after confirming to the market that it was on track with its FY20 profit target with a trading update about the first quarter.
Here are some of today's top stories:
