ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Wednesday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Wednesday.

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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 0.69% to 6,440.00
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.67% to 6,536.60
  • AUD/USD at US 69 cents
  • Gold at US$1,283.38 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$69.50 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price which rose by 15.5%.

At the opposite end of the ASX was the Downer EDI Limited (ASX: DOW) share price which fell 9.1%.

The share price of Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) climbed another 1.8% as investors continue to increasingly believe that the Australian property market could be on course for a recovery.

The Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR) share price was unmoved because the business went into a trading halt to raise capital.

The share price of Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) rose 0.3% because of its update about its T22 strategy.

The Audinate Group Limited (ASX: AD8) share price rose another 4.2% today thanks to a boost from a broker.

The share price of Audio Pixels Holdings Ltd (ASX: AKP) rose 2.3% after holding its AGM and giving an operational update.

Finally, the Worleyparsons Limited (ASX: WOR) share price rose 0.6% after winning a contract.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended AUDINATEGL FPO and Telstra Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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