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 0.94% to 6,483.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.83% to 6,572.60
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,503.13 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$60.39 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX: MMS) share price which climbed 17.8% after reporting its FY19 result.
Another business to climb strongly was the WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price which rose 11% in reaction to the FY19 report.
The share price of Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX: CAR), the online classifieds business impressed investors with its FY19 result.
Another share price to rise strongly was the Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP) share price, it went up 7% due to its continuing profit growth in FY19.
However, there were also some painful reactions to reports too. The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price dropped 13.2% despite unveiling an impressive set of numbers in its result.
The share price of Iluka Resources Limited (ASX: ILU) fell 10.6% as it reported its half-year result to the market.
The Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) share price dropped 9.5% after revealing its FY19 result to investors.
Finally, heavy equipment rental business Emeco Holdings Limited (ASX: EHL) suffered a 9% share price fall despite revealing some impressive operating growth numbers.
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