AU Evening Wrap: ASX Rises 0.5%; Ramsay, Costa Shares Sink Over 10%
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• Top gainers: $WiseTech Global Ltd(WTC.AU$, $ARB Corp Ltd(ARB.AU$, $Qube Holdings Ltd(QUB.AU$
• Top losers: $Judo Capital Holdings Ltd(JDO.AU$, $Ramsay Health Care Ltd(RHC.AU$, $Insignia Financial Ltd(IFL.AU$
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• Top gainers: $WiseTech Global Ltd(WTC.AU$, $ARB Corp Ltd(ARB.AU$, $Qube Holdings Ltd(QUB.AU$
• Top losers: $Judo Capital Holdings Ltd(JDO.AU$, $Ramsay Health Care Ltd(RHC.AU$, $Insignia Financial Ltd(IFL.AU$
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A strong rally by the information technology sector, spurred by robust results from US Nasdaq heavyweight Nvidia, pushed the Australian sharemarket higher on Thursday.
The benchmark $S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU$ rose 0.5 per cent, or 33.7 points, to 7182.1 at the closing bell.
WiseTech rallied 8.1 per cent, paring back some of Wednesday's 19.6 per cent loss. $Xero Ltd(XRO.AU$ jumped 3.5 per cent and $Nextdc Ltd(NXT.AU$ added 1.8 per cent.
Amidst a busy company earnings day, horticultural company $Costa Group Holdings Ltd(CGC.AU$ was one of the worst performers, tumbling 10.8 per cent after it said it was "uncertain" if the $1.62 billion transaction plunged 12 per cent after it halved its full-year dividend.
$Ramsay Health Care Ltd(RHC.AU$ plunged 12 per cent after it halved its full-year dividend.
$Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd(TLX.AU$ rose 3.6 per cent. In its latest half-year report, the company said its net loss narrowed by 80 per cent to $14.3 million.
$Qantas Airways Ltd(QAN.AU$ edged up 0.8 per cent after it delivered a record profit. The airline group also announced a $500 million share buyback plan.
$TPG Telecom Ltd(TPG.AU$ shares climbed 2.2 per cent following reports that it planned to get rid of brands and products to cut costs, after its interim profits slid 71 per cent to $48 million.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Thursday (24/8)
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10 Top-Traded AU Stocks for Thursday (24/8)
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Source: Dow Jones Newswires, The Market Herald
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