Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.34% to 6,071.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.37% to 6,136.20
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,310.44 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.19 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was News Corp (ASX: NWS), the international media business released its second quarter and half year result to 31 December 2018.
It wasn't such a good day for shareholders of REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) which declined by more than 5% after announcing its December 2018 half-year result. The Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) share price also fell 6.3% in response to warnings by REA Group of a slower second half.
The Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price fell by 9.7% today, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
Shares of CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) also dropped by 5.3%, marking a volatile week for the UK-based bank.
The share price of Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) went up by 4% today after announcing another important UK contract win.
Online retailer Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) saw its share price fall over 5% today.
Finally, the share price of Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) rose 2.4%, it was a pretty good day for gold shares with the share market dropping.
Here are some of today's top stories:
