Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.43% to 5,830.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.43% to 5,913.30
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,229.20 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$76.39 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) going up 7%, it has managed to somewhat convince investors about its recent announcement to sell AMP life.
Another share to respond strongly to an announcement was the NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) share price going up 6.3% after increasing it profit guidance for FY19.
Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) finally came out of a trading halt today, it plunged 27.5% in response to a short seller attack.
Shares of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) rose 1.6% today after it announced the sale of CFSGAM for over $4 billion.
The share price of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) also climbed 1% after the big bank revealed its FY18 result.
The Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX: GMA) share price rose 3.2% today despite reporting a significant decrease in profit.
Natural beauty business BWX Limited (ASX: BWX) fell another 4.5% today after holding its AGM.
Finally, the National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) share price declined 0.5% despite revealing more acquisitions.
Here are some of today's top stories:
