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 0.51% to 5,642.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.64% to 5,722.10
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,223.60 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.25 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was New Zealand business Trade Me Group Ltd (ASX: TME), its share price rose by 16.5% in response to a takeover offer.
The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price fell 27.7% today with Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) hitting the ASX boards. Coles finished the day at $12.75.
However, it was a harrowing day for UK bank CYBG plc (ASX: CYB), it fell nearly 20% after reporting its FY18 result showing a statutory loss but underlying profit growth.
Oil companies took a hit with the oil price falling over the past 24 hours, Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) shares fell 10.7%.
The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price rose 3.6% today after holding its annual general meeting.
Shares of National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) fell 1.5% today after giving a trading update at its AGM.
Finally, the Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX: SHL) share price rose 4.1% today with the healthcare giant also holding its AGM.
Here are some of today's top stories:
