Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 1.02% to 5,654.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.95 to 5,716.00
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,270.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$53.21 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was lithium business Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE), its share price finished up by 5.6%. Peer Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) saw its share price grow by 3.2%.
The Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) share price fell 2.6%, the software business was the worst performer in the ASX 200.
Infrastructure and property shares suffered another rough day today. The APA Group (ASX: APA) share price fell 2.5% according to the ASX.
Mining equipment rental company Emeco Holdings Limited (ASX: EHL) rose 5%, it was one of the biggest gainers in the ASX 200.
Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) shares rose by 3.5% today, milking the positive returns of the ASX.
Shares of renewable energy business Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX: IFN) went up by nearly 3.5%.
The major ASX banks had a very good day, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) share price rose 2.7%, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price went up 2.25% and the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price went up nearly 3%.
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