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) down 1.01% to 5,902.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.93% to 6,005.40
- AUD/USD at US 78 cents
- Gold at US$1,325.73 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.19 a barrel
The market went down again today after one of President Donald Trump's key economic advisors resigned.
The biggest gain in the ASX200 belonged to Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG). The franchisor's share price recovered 5.26% today after suffering huge declines over the past three months.
Gold miners were the big winners today the latest Trump Administration departure. Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) glittered as the biggest gainer, it went up by 3.4%. Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) rose by 2% and Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) climbed 1.8%.
Monadelphous Group Limited (ASX: MND) was the largest fall in the ASX200. It dropped 6.81% after going ex-dividend today.
Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) finished the day 0.35% after getting approval to recommence works on the Westgate Tunnel Project.
The Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) share price declined by 2.11% today as US worries affected it more than most other ASX shares.
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) is usually affected by negative days on the global share market due to its huge balance sheet of assets. It went down by 2.67% today.
Finally, Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE) dropped today by 4.86% on news out of the company.
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