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 0.38% to 6,169.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.34% to 6,273.80
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,311.71 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.03 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was organic formula business Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) which went up 8.3%.
Shares of Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) rose more than 6% today, marking a volatile week for the buy now, pay later company.
The share price of Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) rose 2.4% after the company reported its result yesterday.
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG) shares dropped over 8% today, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
The Amaysim Australia Ltd (ASX: AYS) share price fell 14.6% after the telco returned to trade after announcing a capital raising.
ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARB) shares rose 5.4% today, making it one of the top performing ASX 200 shares.
It was a pretty rough day for lithium business Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) which fell 5.4%.
Finally, Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) could be one to watch after signing a deal with Optus and NBN Co to create a national broadband network to all Coles locations.
Here are some of today's top stories:
