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 0.07% to 6,032.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.05% to 6,144.00
- AUD/USD at US 76 cents
- Gold at US$1,296.80 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$78.40 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today has been Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL), it went up 6% today after there were rumours that the company was under the microscope of private equity.
The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price increased by 0.91% after announcing it would divest the UK-based Homebase that it acquired in 2016.
Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) shares rose by 5.5% today as the health supplement company continues to recover.
The share price of Nanosonics Ltd (ASX: NAN) finished the day up 4.8%, making it the best-performing ASX200 healthcare stock.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) went up another 4.3% today after reporting an impressive set of numbers yesterday.
Lithium miner Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) was the biggest drop today as it went down 4.5%.
Vet clinic business National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) finished the day down 0.8% after announcing further acquisitions.
Finally, Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) went up 2.9% after receiving a broker upgrade from UBS.
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