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 0.36% to 6,638.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.36% to 6,752.20
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,493.04 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.77 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) share price which rose 8.6% after its court case win yesterday.
Growth shares had a pretty rough day, the worst performer in the ASX 200 was the Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX: PME) share price which declined by 8.3%.
The Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price was another to suffer, it fell by 5.2%.
The share price of IT wholesaler Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) rose 2.7% after giving an investor presentation.
Listed investment company Australian Foundation Investment Co.Ltd. (ASX: AFI) revealed its monthly NTA update today, which sent the share price higher by 0.2%.
The Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price recovered almost 14% today after yesterday's plunge due to reducing its output.
Investors seem to be taking profit on iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX), the fintech's share price dropped 14.3% today.
Finally, the share price of rare earth miner Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) rose another 6.6% today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
