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 0.23% to 6.866.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.24% to 6,967.40
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,456.23 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.85 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Service Stream Limited (ASX: SSM) share price which rose 5.5%.
The NBN change and the investor day has sent the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price up another 3.8%.
The share price of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) dropped 0.6% after it announced that some investors would be able to exit the capital raising because of the AUSTRAC issues.
The Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) share price was flat today after it reported its result to investors.
The Apiam Animal Health Ltd (ASX: AHX) share price went up 6% after the company held its AGM.
Another business to rise on its AGM is Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1), its share price has gone up 3.7% today.
An announcement of showcasing its offering in the US wasn't enough to stop the Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) share price falling 2.8%.
Finally, the share price of Volpara Health Technologies Ltd (ASX: VHT) increased by 1.7% after the healthcare business released trial results of its DENSE breast screening.
Here are some of today's top stories:
