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 0.45% to 6,195.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.44% to 6,280.90
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,308.90 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.83 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH), the company rose more than 6%, recovering yesterday's losses.
At the red end of the ASX200, St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) shares fell 29% after announcing a guidance downgrade of production. Some other gold miners suffered as investors predict more capital growth for the ASX share market, the Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) share price dropped 4.2%.
Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW) shares fell 2.6% today in response to yesterday's half year report. However, the Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL) share price rose by 0.35%.
The Premier Investments Limited (ASX: PMV) share price fell 0.7% today after the retailer reported its half year result with decent overall revenue and profit growth in this tough retail environment.
It was a strong day for resources business Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR), which rose by 6.1%.
Finally, the share price of US-based businesses had a good day including CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), its share price gained 1.5%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
