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 0.16% to 6,510.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.21% to 6,598.10
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,273.13 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.66 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) share price which rose by 7.9%.
The IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) share price fell again as it gave an update regarding APRA.
The share price of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) fell over 8% after going ex-dividend.
The Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price went up another 7.5% as investors gained confidence about the rare earth miner's plans.
Lithium miners have been strong performers today. The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price went up 7% and the Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price increased by 6.2%.
The share price of Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) rose 1.25% as it was revealed that Bunnings would rollout click and collect to the whole country.
Finally, the Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) share price of rose 6% in response to yesterday's trading update.
Here are some of today's top stories:
