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 0.95% to 6.851.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.89% to 6,950.80
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,459.33 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.15 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) share price which jumped 14.25%.
Another of today's leaders was fast food business Collins Foods Ltd (ASX: CKF), its share price climbed 6.5% today after releasing its result.
The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price fell a further 4.2% after the regional bank raised some capital earlier this week.
News of the NBN Co giving telcos cheaper access to the NBN sent the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price higher by 2.8% as it also held an investor day and gave profit guidance. The TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) share price also rose by 4.25% in response to that news.
The share price of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) declined by 0.4% after the bank lost out on being one of the banks involved in a federal government scheme after the AUSTRAC scandal.
The Worley Ltd (ASX: WOR) share price rose by 2.7% after making an agreement with Exxon Mobil.
Finally, the share price of BSA Limited (ASX: BSA) rose 5.1% after holding its AGM today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
