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 0.37% to 5,896.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.39% to 5,982.00
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,225.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.91 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was renewable energy business Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX: IFN), its share price went up 11.8%.
The share price of Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR) rose 10.5% today after giving investors a couple of updates about its capital raising and new contracts.
Shares of Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) rose 8.7% after announcing a new sales agreement with a Chinese business.
The share price of Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) fell 7.6% today after returning to trading, it recently announced a capital raising and an acquisition.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares rose 0.6% after reporting its first quarter trading update.
The Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) share price fell 3.5% today after announcing the launch of Kogan Super.
The share price of Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) rose 2.5% after reporting a FUM fall but continued inflows.
Finally, lithium business the Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price rose 5.3% today, marking a strong day for the sector.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Macquarie Group Ltd reports Sydney and Melbourne house prices could fall up to 20%
- AVZ Minerals Ltd (ASX:AVZ) shares jump 8% higher on transport savings news
- Freedom Foods Group Ltd (ASX:FNP) shares race higher on China deal
- Should you buy this fintech star after its explosive first half sales growth?
