ASX 200 drops 0.2% on Friday 13 November 2020 // Motley Fool Australia

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) fell by 0.2% today to 6,398 points.

Here are some of the highlights from the ASX today:

Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC)

Private hospital operator Ramsay gave an update to investors today.

The update related to the first quarter of FY21. Ramsay wanted to give investors an update in advance of its AGM on 24 November 2020.

Ramsay said that its Australian division had reported a 1.5% increase in total revenue. Excluding Victoria, total Australian revenue was up 6.6%. This reflected a 1.7% increase in surgical admissions (excluding Victoria there was growth of 8%) and lower non-surgical activity.

Ramsay reported that its Australian earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and…