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 0.79% to 6.669.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.80% to 6,774.50
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,471.42 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.19 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX: MND) share price which grew 3.1% after yesterday's contract win.
The IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) share price fell almost 5% today after holding its AGM.
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) saw its share price fall another 2% after the AUSTRAC allegations.
The share price of National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) fell 0.5% after settling a class action and announcing the cost to the market.
The Noni B Limited (ASX: NBL) share price dropped 2.75% after announcing an acquisition and holding its AGM.
Penthrox business Medical Developments International Ltd (ASX: MVP) announced an exciting piece of China-related news, sending the share price up 5%.
The share price of Think Childcare Ltd (ASX: TNK) rose 5.3% after the company gave a trading update.
Finally, the share price of A2B Australia Ltd (ASX: A2B) fell 2.4% after it held its AGM today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
