Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.72% to 5,953.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.66% to 6,042.90
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,317.75 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.45 a barrel
One of the biggest pieces of news in the ASX200 came from ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD), the healthcare company unveiled its quarterly result this morning and investors liked it, sending the share price up 2%.
The biggest gain in the ASX200 came from Nanosonics Ltd (ASX: NAN), the infection control company announced that the US FDA had approved its trophon2 device, which sent the share price 8.2% higher.
Investors made the Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) share price piping hot today, it went up 7.6% on no company-specific news.
Some telecommunications players got a bit of boost today after Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) was hit with a $10 million fine for third party charges for games, apps and videos. The Telstra share price finished the day up 1%, while TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) went up by 4.8% and Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) rose by 4.1%.
At the other end of the performance table, Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) went down by 2.82% with the oil price at its highest for a while.
The Citadel Group Ltd (ASX: CGL) share price rose 0.7% after announcing an e-health acquisition for $2 million.
Finally, Auscann Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: AC8) dropped by 4.55% after an astonishing week where it rose by 25%, this was likely due to profit taking.
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