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 1.10% to 7,144.00
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 1.09% to 7,258.90
  • AUD/USD at US 68 cents
  • Gold at US$1,552.88 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$64.32 a barrel

One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV), its share price climbed 10.4%.

Another business that continues to climb is Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), its share price jumped 5.4%.

A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) is seeing a resurgence, its share price has climbed another 5.3% today.  

The share price of AP Eagers Ltd (ASX: APE) was at the bottom of the ASX 200 performance table, it fell by 5.5% today.

Oil business Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) reported its fourth quarter activities report today, which sent the share price up 1.1%.

LIC Bki Investment Co Ltd (ASX: BKI) announced its December 2019 report today with a flat dividend, which helped the share price climb 1.5%.

The share price of Cimic Group Ltd (ASX: CIM) rose over 2% after announcing yet another contract win.

Finally, the RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd (ASX: RUL) share price jumped 15.5% today after giving the latest update.

Here are some of today's top stories:    

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