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) higher 0.01% to 6,673.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.01% to 6,778.20
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,489.87 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.84 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the gold miner Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) which saw its share price rise by 14%.
Tech business WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) surged by 8.7% after giving its second defence to the short attack.
Another gold miner was one of the top three performers in the ASX 200, the Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) share price increased by 5.2%.
The share price of Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) rose 4.3% today in reaction to its quarterly activities report.
The share price of Redbubble Ltd (ASX: RBL) rocketed 21.6% higher today after an impressive quarterly update.
Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) saw its share price climb 0.4% in reaction to its own quarterly numbers.
The Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price dropped 7.1%, making the lithium miner the worst performer in the ASX 200.
Finally, the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price ended the day lower by 0.2% due to revealing more remediation costs.
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