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 0.08% to 6,396.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.04% to 6,491.80
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,293.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.02 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) share price which rose 29.5% after delivering its half-year result.
Another share price on the rise was Lynas Corporation Ltd's (ASX: LYC) which went up 11.3% in response to the Malaysian PM's positive comments.
Fresh food business Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) saw its share price recover 5.3% today after yesterday's smash.
However there were a couple of poor updates today as well. One was from Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) which sent its share price plunging 23%.
Another update that disappointed was from Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) with the share price declining by 6.6% due to FY19 guidance.
The Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) share price fell 3% because James Packer's investment vehicle sold a substantial amount of shares.
The share price of Iress Ltd (ASX: IRE) is down 2% with the announcement of an acquisition.
Finally, the share price gold miners rose with the Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) share price leading the way, it went up 5.5%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
