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 0.77% to 6,684.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.76% to 6,791.50
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,488.13 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.92 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) share price going up by nearly 11% after it managed to score a lower price for the businesses it's acquiring from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) which saw its share price fall by 0.75% today.
The SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price ended the day higher by 0.5% with the employment site business benefiting from today's positive unemployment news.
The share price of WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) fell 10% before going into a trading halt after the publication of a short attack.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) saw its share price end the day flat after announcing the divestment of its Indian investment.
The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price dropped 2.4% after the regional bank announced its full year result.
Annuity business Challenger Ltd's (ASX: CGF) share price rose another 5% with investors pleased by its quarterly update earlier this week.
Finally, the share price of Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) dropped 5.7%, making it one of the bottom performers in the ASX 200.
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