Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.04% to 6,116.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.01% to 6,216.40
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,315.55 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.30 a barrel
One of the best performances in the ASX200 came from Pendal Group Limited (ASX: PDL), which was formerly BT Investment Management. Its share price rose another 4.09% today after reporting yesterday.
Pet service company Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL) recovered some of its lost ground today after announcing a number of impairments and provisions. The share price rose 6.7%.
REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) finished the day up 5.2% after reporting an impressive quarterly result.
Things aren't looking any better for financial firm AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) after investors fretted about its future if some of the advisors leave. The share price fell 5.8% today.
Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) shares fell by 3.6% today after investors reacted to the news that small inactive super account balances would be administered by the ATO, which means Link may lose some account fees.
The IOOF Holdings Limited's (ASX: IFL) share price has dropped by 4.7% as the market worried about what effect the Royal Commission may have on the financial planning segment of the business.
BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) went up by 1.25% and Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) increased by 0.24% with the oil price continuing its run upwards due to tensions in the Middle East.
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