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 0.59% to 6,365.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.67% to 6,460.20
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,288.13 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.67 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the NRW Holdings Limited (ASX: NWH) share price which rose over 10% thanks to a large contract win.
At the opposite end of the ASX 200 was the St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) share price which fell 12% after coming out of a trading halt due to its capital raising.
The share price of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX: VAH) dropped 5.4% as the airline released a disappointing trading update.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) share price fell 3.3% as the bank fell foul of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
The share price of Citadel Group Ltd (ASX: CGL) fell almost 40% as investors were dismayed by what the software business announced earlier today about FY19 expectations.
The BWX Ltd (ASX: BWX) share price dropped a further 4.7% as investors punished the natural beauty business for its latest profit downgrade yesterday.
It was a negative day for all the banks like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) which saw its share price fall 0.7% as investors learned it may not be planning to lower costs as expected.
Finally, the share price of iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) jumped 24.7% after holding its annual general meeting.
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