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 0.47% to 6,812.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.46% to 6,896.70
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,430.41 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.28 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) which increased by 4.6%.
It was a painful day for the share price of construction business Adelaide Brighton Ltd. (ASX: ABC) as it downgraded its earnings expectations, sending the share price down 18%.
As you can imagine, the market quickly applied similar negativity about the Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) share price, which declined by 8%.
A disappointing third quarter was the reason for the 13.4% decline of the CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) share price.
The Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) share price fell 4.4% as it gave its June 2019 quarterly activities report and presentation.
The share price of Auscann Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: AC8) suffered an 8.7% fall after delivering its quarterly report.
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX: GMA) delivered its half-year result today, sending the share price higher by almost 15%.
Finally, the share price of Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) went into a trading halt to announce an acquisition.
Here are some of today's top stories:
