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 0.11% to 6,066.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.15% to 6,148.60
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,313.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.94 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG), the property website business' share price increased by 20.6%.
The Medibank Private Limited (ASX: MPL) share price grew by 2.9% after reporting its own result, with another increase to the dividend.
Shares of Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) went up nearly 12% with the miner updating the market about the latest goings on in Malaysia.
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG) shares had a bingle today, dropping more than 8% on news of write-downs.
Shareholders of Baby Bunting Group Ltd (ASX: BBN) sent the share price down 6% despite the retailer reporting an impressive amount of profit growth in its result today.
Retirement village operator Aveo Group's (ASX: AOG) shares rose by 10% today after reporting a couple of days ago.
The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price fell almost 4% on worries about China exports.
Finally, the share price of Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) declined by 6.7% with investors not being happy what they saw in its report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
