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) up 0.23% to 5,950.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.20% to 6,053.10
- AUD/USD at US 77 cents
- Gold at US$1,311.80 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.56 a barrel
The best result in the ASX200 today came from Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) after it grew by 8.79% in response to Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) announcing the sale of its Queensland coal assets to Glencore, Rio's share price finished the day flat, and coal company New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) delivered a strong result and its share price went up by 2.38% today.
The Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) share price rose by 5.45% after delivering its half-year report today.
Beach Energy Ltd's (ASX: BPT) share price is up 4.56% today after the oil price rose.
Telco TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) went up by 3.82% after the company delivered its profit report yesterday and investors liked the company upgrading its EBTIDA guidance.
Investors can't seem to make up their mind about Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG), its share price went down by 7.59% today.
Finally, the InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) share price went down by 2.49% as investors fret about competitors causing price reductions.
Here are some of today's top stories:
