Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.29% to 6,266.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.14% to 6,373.80
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,194.55 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$73.15 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Altium Limited (ASX: ALU), the electronic PCB software company rose 31.7% today in response to its report yesterday.
Hot on its heels was WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), the logistics company's share price climbed 27.2% with investors loving what they read in its report.
TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) shares climbed 21.6% today after the telco confirmed it was considering merging with Hutchison Telecommunications (Aus) Ltd (ASX: HTA), which rose 51.7%. Telco giant Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) shares also rose by 7.2%.
The Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) share price fell by 4.1% after reporting a solid increase of its profit.
Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) shares rose by 7.3% after reporting its FY18 result to investors.
Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd (ASX: SYD) shares rose 3.6% today after its revenue and distribution flew higher.
Shares of Servcorp Limited (ASX: SRV) dropped 1% after a large fall of profit.
Finally, Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX: ABC) shares dropped 7.1% after reporting.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- National Storage REIT (ASX:NSR) reports FY18 result, raising $175 million
- Results: Why the Wellcom Group Limited (ASX:WLL) share price popped today
- Why Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX:LOV) shares have been smashed today
- Why shares in Worleyparsons Limited (ASX:WOR) have jumped to a 5-year high
- Should you buy this small cap share after today's profit result?
