ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Friday: 8 shares you missed

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

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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:

Tristan Harrison owns shares of COSTA GRP FPO. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of Link Administration Holdings Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended COSTA GRP FPO and Crown Resorts Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of Appen Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended IRESS Limited and Link Administration Holdings Ltd. 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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