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 0.35% to 6,788.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.36% to 6,871.90
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,406.83 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.17 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of Downer EDI Limited (ASX: DOW) which rose around 3.5% after giving an update about the Murra Warra Wind Farm.
Another of today's performers was the Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) share price which climbed 3% on a trading update.
The share price of Janus Henderson Group (ASX: JHG) fell 12.2% as the fund manager released its June 2019 quarter result.
Gold miner Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) suffered a share price decline of 5.4% as investors reacted to its announced acquisition.
Investors have sent the share prices of Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX: ABC) and CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) further down 5.9% and 5.2% respectively with more negative reaction to the disappointing updates earlier this week.
The share price of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (ASX: URW) has fallen 0.3% in reaction to its half-year result.
Finally, the share price of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) fell 0.5% with Australian house prices stabilising according to CoreLogic.
Here are some of today's top stories:
