ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Friday: 8 ASX shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Friday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Friday.

Here's a short recap of the Australian market:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.21% to 6,669.20
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.17% to 6,777.10
  • AUD/USD at US 69 cents
  • Gold at US$1,499.51 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$60.28 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) share price which rose by 4.5% after making a correction to its FY19 investor presentation.

The Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price fell by 4% today, marking the end of a painful week for the tech company.

Fellow high-growth business Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) dropped by 5.7%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.

An extremely volatile week for the iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) share price finished with it going higher by 9.7% today.

The share price of Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) fell 0.6% after it announced the sale of one of its business divisions.

The Cimic Group Ltd (ASX: CIM) share price dropped 1% despite announcing an impressive contract win.

The Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) share price was flat today after starting legal action against the short seller.

Finally, the share price of Envirosuite Ltd (ASX: EVS) climbed by 7.1%.

Here are some of today's top stories:    

Tristan Harrison owns shares of RURALFUNDS STAPLED. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. recommends Pro Medicus Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Pro Medicus Ltd. and RURALFUNDS STAPLED. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of Appen Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended NIB Holdings Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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