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) lower 0.65% to 6.708.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.62% to 6,810.80
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,475.09 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.98 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price which rose almost 10%.
At the red end of the ASX the share price of ALS Ltd (ASX: ALQ) fell 5%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
Outside of the ASX200, the share price of Redbubble Ltd (ASX: RBL) fell 44% after issuing a disappointing trading update.
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) held a volatile AGM today, which saw the share price fall 1.2%.
The share price of Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) fell 0.4% despite announcing an acquisition to boost its offering to clients.
Another investment into a fund manager saw the share price of Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX: PNI) end the day flat.
The Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW) share price didn't move after going into a trading halt to fund some large property purchases.
Finally, the Elders Ltd (ASX: ELD) share price dropped 0.5% after holding its AGM today.
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