Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.55% to 6,650.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.50% to 6,734.30
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,395.28 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.25 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) share price which climbed 9%.
After coming back to trade the share price of Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) dropped a painful 11.7%.
The share price of Adairs Ltd (ASX: ADH) crashed 31.3% due to releasing a disappointing trading update.
The rising oil price helped the Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price jumped almost 5% today.
The CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) share price ended the day down 3.2% in reaction to the healthcare business outlining the effects of its China distribution change.
Fast food business Collins Foods Ltd (ASX: CKF) saw its share price fall almost 6% after announcing its management succession planning with the CEO retiring.
The share price of A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) fell another 2.4% on further Chinese eCommerce news.
Finally, the share price of Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) rose 1.3% after announcing a large property deal.
Here are some of today's top stories:
