9 shares you should have been watching on Friday

The Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) share price fell sharply today

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The local share market finished lower again today, following a mixed session for international equity markets.

Here's a quick recap:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.3% to 5720 points
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.2% to 5773 points
  • AUD/USD at US 79.68 cents
  • Iron Ore at US$72.93 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
  • Gold at US$1,269.23 an ounce
  • Brent oil at US$51.86 a barrel

The Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) share price soared 8.8% today after the group completed the institutional component of its capital raising. The company raised cash to help fund its acquisition of JacTravel, a market-leading European business-to-business travel company.

Meanwhile, Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) shares traded 0.4% lower after the company announced the sale of its Indian joint venture, which is expected to generate post-tax sale proceeds of around US$90 million.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price plunged 3.9% following a claim made by Australia's financial intelligence and regulatory agency, AUSTRAC, that the bank had contravened the AML/CTF Act 53,700 times. You can read more, here.

The Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) share price also slipped 2.9% after the entertainment and gaming group released its full-year results, while Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) rose 1.4%.

Some of the market's other big winners today included a2 Milk Company Ltd (Australia) (ASX: A2M) and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY), which rose 3.6% and 8.6% respectively.

Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX: SGM), on the other hand, slipped 12.5% while the Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) share price dropped 8.2%.

Motley Fool contributor Ryan Newman has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of A2 Milk and Crown Resorts Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Bruce Jackson.

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