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) higher 0.91% to 6,272.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.84% to 6,355.70
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,257.15 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.21 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM), the gold miner went up another 7.5% as worries amplify about trade wars.
Lithium miners were some of the biggest gains today, Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) went up by 4% and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) increased by 3.3%.
At the other end of the ASX 200 the largest fall belonged to Inghams Group Ltd (ASX: ING), it went down 3.3%.
MNF Group Ltd (ASX: MNF) shares went up by 3.6% today after announcing that the Singapore acquisition was complete.
The share price of iSentia Group Ltd (ASX: ISD) went up 12.1% after announcing a new CEO.
Elders Ltd (ASX: ELD) crashed 15% today after giving investors a negative seasonal update due to weather conditions.
Finally, one of the top performers today was Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC), it went up 4.1%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
