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 0.71% to 6,618.18
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.65% to 6,699.20
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,416.56 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.10 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH) share price which grew by another 10.6%.
The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price dropped 8.8% today, erasing a lot of the gains made this week.
The share price of resources business Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) fell 1.8% as it revealed its plans for investing an extra US$450 million into Alaskan oil fields.
The Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) share price ended the day 0.9% higher after announcing an update about its US dollar denominated annuities for the Japanese market.
The share price of Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd (ASX: GOZ) fell 3.4% after returning to trade following its capital raising.
Organic infant formula business Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) saw its share price rise 4.5% today.
The Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) share price fell 4.5% today as investors reacted to yesterday's improved offer for GBST Holdings Limited (ASX: GBT), which saw its share price rise another 2%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
