Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.15% to 6,005.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.18% to 6,119.30
- AUD/USD at US 80.2 cents
- Gold at US$1,343.16 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$68.63 a barrel
The ASX indices have dropped a little further down today.
The biggest rise in the ASX200 today came from a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) which went up by 5.04%.
Speedcast international Limited (ASX: SDA) rose by 2.26% today due to news that the company had signed a deal with Noble Drilling.
Another top performer in the ASX200 today was Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT), it went up by 4.4% thanks to a broker upgrade.
The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX QAN) share price has grown by just over 3% because the oil price declined somewhat over the past day.
Lithium miners Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) have been smashed 9.62% and 7.37% respectively today because some market experts believe that supply may outstrip demand next year. Mining and mining services company Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) fell by 6.64%.
Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) could face a class action and that sent the share price down by 5.05%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Is the Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd share price a buy on today's update?
- Crypto update: Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) rebound
- Deutsche Bank: Lithium supply could soon catch up with demand in 2018
- Why UBS upgraded Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd to a buy
Franchisees might launch a class action against Retail Food Group Limited
