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) down 0.11% to 6,087.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.10% to 6,190.90
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,289.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$79.52 a barrel
The best-performing share in the ASX200 was Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF), the share price of the market-leading annuity company rose 7% today.
Another share to grow well today was Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF), it went up nearly 6% today after announcing the acquisition of a cattle farm yesterday.
CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) was the big gainer among the ASX giants. The share price went up 4.1% after increasing its FY18 profit guidance.
The worst performer in the ASX200 was NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF), it dropped 5.3% on worries that private health insurance continues to be unaffordable for workers with little wage growth.
a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) dropped 4.6% as bulls and bears 'argue' over what fair value for the company is, considering a2 is going to achieve a bit less compared to what the market was expecting.
The Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd (ASX: SYD) share price finished flat after delivering yet another month of passenger traffic growth.
Lithium stocks gave up some of their gains yesterday, with Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) dropping by 3.9%.
Finally, Smart Parking Ltd (ASX: SPZ) finished the day up 17.3%, after losing around half its value yesterday.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Why I wouldn't invest in Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) for years
- Why has Myer Holdings Ltd bounced today
- CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) shares surge higher on profit guidance upgrade
