ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Friday: 8 shares you missed

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

Here's a short recap of the Australian market:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.30% to 6,768.60
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.38% to 6,846.10
  • AUD/USD at US 68 cents
  • Gold at US$1,433.82 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$62.00 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) which went up 10.9%.

Indeed, it was a very strong day for gold miners as the trade war was ramped up yet again by US President Donald Trump. The Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) share price went up by 10.7% and the Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) share price rose 7.2%.

Positive Malaysian PM comments sent the Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price higher by 6.3%.

A sizeable drop in the oil price has damaged the share price of Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) which fell over 5.2%.

The trade war is also hurting investor sentiment about Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), its share price fell 6.1%.

The share price of Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) has fallen over 5% over providing FY19 guidance.

Finally, the Avjennings Ltd (ASX: AVJ) share price dropped 2.5% after it gave a market update.

Here are some of today's top stories:    

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