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 0.25% to 6,063.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.14% to 6,140.20
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,312.72 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.08 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was gold miner Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST), its share price increased 7.5% on its half year report.
The Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) share price went up 5.9% after releasing its half year result to investors.
Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) shares are up 5.3% after increasing its profit guidance.
Shares of Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) ended the day down 7.9% due to saying that its profit would only come in at the bottom of its FY19 guidance.
The CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) share price finished down 3.9%, the healthcare company announced more profit growth.
Shares of Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) dropped 4% after reporting its own result to investors.
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX: VAH) shares flew 7.7% higher after reporting its half year result.
Finally, the SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited (ASX: SKC) share price declined 4% with the casino operator also reporting its result.
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