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) higher 0.37% to 6,285.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.35% to 6,377.40
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,223.95 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$73.01 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) again, investors are loving the numbers that the company released yesterday.
At the other end of the performance table, CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) was the worst performer with it down nearly 8%.
Tariffs and Chinese worries are hurting some resource shares like Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) which is down 5.6%.
The Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) share price finished the day up 1.5% after signing a deal with payroll platform business Gusto in the US.
Shares of CogState Limited (ASX: CGS) fell nearly 9% after reporting a quarterly cashflow outflow of $1.3 million.
Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) shares finished up 0.8% after reporting its monthly traffic for June 2018.
Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) shares grew by 4.6%, making it the best ASX 200 resource performer today.
Finally, Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) went up 1.1% after deciding to call time on its UK operations.
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