Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.42% to 6,269.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.50% to 6,351.80
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,287.59 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$70.21 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price which rose by 5.3%.
The gold mining industry had a positive day with the share market suffering from negativity, the share price of Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) was the best performer – it rose by 4.2%.
At the red end of the ASX the share price of TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) fell 14% and the Hutchison Telecommunications (Aus) Ltd (ASX: HTA) share price declined 28% after the ACCC rejected the merger between the two telcos.
The share price of FlexiGroup Limited (ASX: FXL) jumped 24.4% after giving an update about the progress of its buy now, pay later business.
The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price dropped 6.7% in response to both the market falling and FlexiGroup's progress with its buy now, pay later subsidiary.
The share price of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) dropped 6.4% with worries mounting about China because of the trade war.
Finally, the share price of CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) declined 1.5% after reporting a profit decline its FY19 result.
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