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 0.07% to 6,180.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.08% to 6,261.70
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,289.61 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$68.09 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL), its share price rose 5.7% today.
At the red end of the ASX, gold miners have dropped with the gold price declining. Shares of Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) dropped 3.4% and the Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) share price declined 3.2%.
The volatility continues for Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) with investors unsure what to price the company at, it dropped 4.5% today.
Shares of Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) climbed 5% after the business announced a reprieve for its debt covenants.
The share price of CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) rose 0.9% with the building products company announcing an asset sale.
It was another good day for shareholders of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), the share price rose 3%.
Finally, the share price of SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited (ASX: SKC) rose 0.3% after confirming the sale of SKYCITY Darwin.
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