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 0.17% to 6,339.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.21% to 6,426.20
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,175.11 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.36 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Ausdrill Limited (ASX: ASL), it climbed up an impressive 14% after positive credit ratings announcements.
The share price of Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) climbed 6.3% after reporting a 67% increase in operating profit.
Real estate investment trust (REIT) Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) shares climbed 5.3% after reporting another increase in operating earnings.
The Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE) share price fell 5.1% today after reporting its annual result yesterday.
The share price of financial business Mystate Limited (ASX: MYS) fell 0.8% after reporting growth of the profit and dividend.
Online retailer Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) shares finished the day down 3.7% after initially being up in response to its FY18 result.
The share price of Hansen Technologies Limited (ASX: HSN) climbed 5.3% today after reporting strong growth in its result.
Finally, listed investment company WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM) reported that profit grew by 88% in its FY18 report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Australian jobless number hits lowest in several years
- WAM Microcap Limited (ASX:WMI) declares special dividend, creates 31% returns
- Is this the best dividend share on the market with its 8.3% yield?
- Medical Developments International Ltd shares wobble on mixed year, U.S. uncertainty
- Did you miss the IPH Ltd (ASX:IPH) FY18 result?
