The S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) ended higher on Wednesday, with the Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd (ASX: SYD) share price, Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) share price and Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) share price lifting the Aussie market.
Here's a quick recap of global markets:
- FTSE 100 (UK): up 0.7%
- DAX (Germany): up 1.3%
- CAC 40 (France): up 0.6%
- Dow Jones (USA): up 0.7%
- NASDAQ (USA): up 0.6%
Here's today's key stats:
- ASX 200: up 0.9%
- All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) (Index: ^AXAO): up 0.9%
- Gold price: up 0.17%
- Copper: up 1.2%
- WTI Crude Oil: up 1.2%
- Iron ore: up 0.5% to $US82 per tonne, according to The Metal Bulletin
On the ASX, shares in Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd ended higher despite the retirement of long-serving Chief Executive Officer, Kerrie Mather.
At the smaller end of the ASX, kiwi software company Gentrack Group rallied as much as 10% today after the company announced the acquisition of UK-based Junifer.
Aerial imagery business, Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA), updated the market on its quarterly financial performance, sending the share price up more than 10%. Pot stock MMJ Phytotech Ltd (ASX: MMJ) shares also rallied after the company released a report stating that the Canadian Government will legalise recreational cannabis by July 2018.
At the other end of the ASX performance tables, Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) shares ended in the red. Meanwhile, AP Eagers Ltd (ASX: APE) and Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) were amongst the biggest losers.
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