ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Wednesday: 8 ASX shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished up on Wednesday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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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:    

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of National Australia Bank Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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