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 0.68% to 6,285.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.65% to 6,368.70
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,293.23 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$69.73 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price which rose by over 8%.
The Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) share price also went up by nearly 8.2%.
However, at the other end of the share market was the Smartgroup Corporation Ltd (ASX: SIQ) share price which fell 8.3% after the CEO sold some shares.
The Spark New Zealand Ltd (ASX: SPK) share price dropped almost 4% after the company announced the managing director was leaving.
The share price of Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SIG) dropped 4.6% after the pharmacy business went ex-dividend.
The Freedom Foods Group Ltd (ASX: FNP) share price dropped 2.4% after completing a key commissioning step in relation to Lactoferrin production.
The share price of A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) rose 0.4% after giving a presentation to investors, although one investor isn't a fan.
Finally, the BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price rose another 2.3% today. It has been a good year so far for the resources business.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Is Altium the perfect ASX growth share?
- 3 ASX dividend shares raising dividends like clockwork
- Why I would buy shares in this ASX online advertising giant
- Is it too late to buy ANZ, CBA, NAB, and Westpac shares?
BHP has been one of the best ASX blue chips to own so far this year, but it might have run as far as it can unless commodity prices go higher.
