The S&P/ASX 200 added 3.00 points on Thursday to finish at 8,588.20. Bapcor Limited and Austal Limited led the gainers, rising 15.49% and 5.05% respectively. Over the past 5 days, the benchmark is essentially flat, while it is up 5.26% year to date.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (ASX: XSO) closed at 3,675.90, down 7.80 points (0.21%) on the day, and down 24.50 points (0.66%) over the past 5 days.