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 0.99% to 6,382.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.93% to 6,470.60
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,270.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.19 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) share price which rose 15.5% in reaction to SAMR registration news from China.
The share price of Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) rose more than 2% with the fresh food company a potential beneficiary of rising food prices.
The Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) share price went up almost 5% today after it won another big contract in the United States.
The share price of Cromwell Group (ASX: CMW) rose 0.9% despite its offer for the UK property group RDI REIT being knocked back.
The telco sector might be facing a bit of disruption with a new competitor. The Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) share price rose nearly 1% with news that it will be launching a used phone bundle business.
At the red end of the ASX 200, the New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) share price declined by another 4.5%.
Finally, two of the ASX's leading technology businesses were two of the best performers today. The Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) share price rose 3.6% and the WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price went up by 4.7%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
