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 2.85% to 6,408.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 2.80% to 6,490.80
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,514.83 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$59.26 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) share price which rose around 4% in reaction to its pleasing report.
The share price of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) was another pleasing, it went up 2.2% after revealing solid growth for its shareholders.
However, there were also some painful profit reports. The Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA) share price suffered a 16% fall after reporting.
Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) slashed its dividend in its result, sending the share price lower by almost 15%.
The Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY) share price fell almost 14% with investors not pleased by what the waste company revealed in its report.
The share price of funeral business InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) declined almost 8% after reporting growth, but not enough for the market's expectations.
Stock exchange company ASX Ltd (ASX: ASX) reported growth but the share price still fell 2.7%.
Finally, the share price of Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) fell over 2% after cutting the dividend and revealing another painful profit plunge.
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