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 0.31% to 6,553.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.26% to 6,656.10
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,538.22 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.56 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS) share price which rose 3.5%.
The falling share market helped the share prices of many gold companies rise today, such as the Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price which increased by 3.2%.
Plumbing and pipe business Reece Ltd (ASX: REH) rose 0.1% after announcing a US-based bolt-on acquisition to the market.
The share price of Spark New Zealand Ltd (ASX: SPK) also climbed in reaction to an announced acquisition, it rose by 2.2%.
The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price was unmoved after the lithium miner went into a trading halt for a capital raising.
The share price of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) declined by 0.1% with Australia's GDP growth being better than expected, but still the lowest annual growth amount since the GFC.
CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) saw its share price fall 6.6%, it recorded the heaviest decline in the ASX 200 today.
Finally, the share price of Medibank Private Limited (ASX: MPL) declined by 4% according to the ASX, after yesterday's news of ACCC proceedings.
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