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 0.48% to 5,984.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.46% to 6,093.80
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,302.65 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$75.31 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL), the infant formula company went up by 5.6% today.
Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) shares increased by a further 4.7% today after announcing a new CEO yesterday.
The share price of REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) fell by nearly 4% today after one of the brokers gave it a downgrade.
The worst performer in the ASX200 today was Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE), the lithium miner dropped by 5.7%.
E-retailer Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) went up by 8% today, it recovered its lost value after eBay announced it would give free postage as part of a membership program.
The Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) share price finished the day down 5.1% after reporting its half-year result today.
Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) dropped another 0.7% as concerns continue to mount about its future profitability and dividend.
Finally, Mitre 10 owner and IGA supplier Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS) dropped another 3.3% as reports came that it could lose more supplier contracts.
Here are some of today's top stories:
