Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.42% to 6,595.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.44% to 6,677.50
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,501.30 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$60.84 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) share price which ended the day up 7.2%.
Investors were pleased by the CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) report and guidance, sending the share price higher by 6.6%.
The share price of Aveo Group (ASX: AOG) rose 5.7% as the business revealed a takeover offer from Brookfield.
The Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) share price fell 6.75% as investors reacted to the capital raising, FY19 report and new listed trust that was announced yesterday.
The third quarter update from National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) sent the share price down by 0.4%.
It was a rough day for the shareholders of Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH), its share price declined 16.9% after releasing a disappointing report.
The Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) share price ended the day lower by 0.9% with investors reacting to its FY19 result and disappointing FY20 guidance.
Finally, the share price of the gold industry took a tumble. The worst decline belonged to the share price of Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) which dropped 8.7%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
