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 0.06% to 6.851.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.10% to 6,957.00
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,476.71 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.77 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CUV) share price which rose by 5.7%.
The share price of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) fell a further 0.7% after yesterday's news of APRA's announcement and today's news of a class action.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price fell almost 1% today due to ASIC launching legal proceedings against the bank for fees for no service. The bank also held its AGM today.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) announced a new CEO for ANZ NZ, the ANZ share price fell 0.3% today.
A positive Alaskan-related announcement sent the Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) share price up 3.6%.
The share price of UK bank Virgin Money UK Plc (ASX: VUK) fell another 3.9% as the excitement about Brexit continues to wear off.
The Auscann Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: AC8) jumped 50% today after making a positive announcement.
Finally, the APA Group (ASX: APA) share price rose almost 2% after announcing a new with one of its major clients.
Here are some of today's top stories:
