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 0.80% to 6,375.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.75% to 6,466.50
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,278.95 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.80 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) share price which increased by 7.5% in response to yesterday's investor presentation.
Another business to rise today was the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) share price which went up 2.8% in response to its half-year result which showed a rise in continuing cash profit.
The buy now, pay later sector continues its strong run with the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price up by 6.6% and the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price grew even faster – it went up 12.1%.
The share price of Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) went up 5.3% after updating the market about its Dial A Dump acquisition and the network redevelopment.
However, at the red end of the ASX today was the Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) share price which fell 8.8%.
The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price dropped 4% after going ex-dividend.
Finally, the share price of A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) declined 3.3% after giving investors a trading update.
