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 0.22% to 5,895.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.22% to 6,006.50
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,220.25 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$81.14 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was rare earth miner Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC), its share price went up 9.2%.
Gold miners had another strong day today, despite the market generally recovering a little today. Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) was the biggest gainer, it rose 8.8%.
Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) made a huge recovery after yesterday's gigantic 10% fall, it rose 7.2%. Other tech shares also went up, including Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) which gained 2.7%.
Home furnishings business Adairs Ltd (ASX: ADH) went up 1.7% today after reporting a pleasing trading update to investors.
Shares of small cap Livetiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) rose 12% after revealing its latest annualised revenue number.
Finally, infant formula businesses A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) and Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) went up 7.2% and 6.1% respectively today despite reports that China was cracking down on the Chinese daigou industry. This could be a negative as one broker has estimated that over 75% of sales are ultimately generated by Chinese demand.
Here are some of today's top stories:
