Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) was flat, meaning a 0.00% change, at 5,788.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.02% to 5,886.90
- AUD/USD at US 77 cents
- Gold at US$1,327.30 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.80 a barrel
The best gain in the ASX200 today came from the lithium miners. Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) was at the top of the leader board, it went up by 5.7% and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) increased by 5.19%. Interestingly, the Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price declined by 0.62%.
APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) also had a good day today as it went up by 5.17%, it's gone up by more than 10% since mid-March.
Several American stocks have suffered today after President Donald Trump threatened to impose another US$100 billion of tariffs on Chinese products. Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) dropped by 3.07% today.
The Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd (ASX: BLA) issue with Glaucus continued, however it went up by 1.42% today after CEO Rob Shand bought some shares.
Gold miner St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) went up by 1.74% after it upgraded its production guidance.
Finally, the worst performer of the day was Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG), the franchisor's share price dropped by 3.76% today.
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