ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Wednesday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Wednesday.

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Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Wednesday.

Here's a short recap of the Australian market:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.09% to 6,136.00
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.07% to 6,217.60
  • AUD/USD at US 71 cents
  • Gold at US$1,315.39 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$68.19 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) which jumped 22.8% after reassuring the market about the company's financial health and planned asset sales.

Shares of Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) continued their recovery post-reporting by going up 4.8% today.

Tassal Group Limited (ASX: TGR) shares dropped 6.7% on concerns around listeria detection reports.

The Cromwell Group (ASX: CMW) share price fell 0.5% after property business confirmed it was contemplating a takeover of a UK-listed REIT called RDI.

The share price of Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) fell 3.4% after the lithium miner released some Canada-related news.

Shares of Mercury NZ Ltd (ASX: MCY) rocketed 15.3% after announcing a new wind farm.

The Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) share price is up 4% today, making it one of the best performers in the ASX200.

Shares of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (ASX: URW) dropped 2.9% with the property business going ex-dividend.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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