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 0.78% to 5,668.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.83% to 5,749.10
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,239.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.04 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was New Zealand based e-commerce business Trade Me Group Ltd (ASX: TME), it rose 3.5% after receiving an additional takeover offer.
It was a horrific day for shareholders of Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC), its share price plunged 22.4% after being told it must remove the radioactive waste that has accumulated.
The share price of TV & media business Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) fell nearly 8% after responding to an article in The Australian about Macquarie Media Ltd (ASX: MRN), which rose by 12.6%.
A lot of the ASX's tech shares fell, following international markets. One of the worst declines belonged to the Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) share price which fell 5% today.
The TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) share price rose 0.7% today after holding its AGM, confirming that it's tracking ahead of guidance and providing an update about the Vodafone merger.
Poultry business Inghams Group Ltd (ASX: ING) saw its share price cluck 2.1% higher after announcing it would build a $46 million hatchery in Victoria.
Finally, the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price rose 0.3% after giving investors a 5G update presentation.
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