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 1.27% to 6,736.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 1.18% to 6,843.20
- AUD/USD at US 67 cents
- Gold at US$1,483.74 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.90 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Silver Lake Resources Limited. (ASX: SLR) share price which increased by 8%.
Another of the top performers was the Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) share price which went up by around 7%.
The share price of CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) increased by 7% with a Brexit agreement potentially getting closer.
Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) copped a negative broker note from UBS today, sending the share price down by 7.2%.
The Southern Cross Media Group Ltd (ASX: SXL) share price fell another 6% today after yesterday's disappointing trading update.
Nick Scali Limited (ASX: NCK) saw its share price recover over 7% with the furniture retailer on the receiving end of a positive broker note.
Annuity king Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) reported higher assets under management for the September 2019 quarter, the share price rose 4.7% in response.
Finally, the share price of OZ Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL) rose 1.6% after giving its quarter production update and increasing its full year guidance.
Here are some of today's top stories:
