Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.75% to 6,245.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.72% to 6,326.80
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,287.29 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.33 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was resource business Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA), it rose by 6.8%.
Infant formula business Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) shares increased by another 4.9% today.
The share price of Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB) rose 24% due to announcing a Chinese joint venture to expand in the region.
Shares of Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR) went up 11% with investors being pleased to see the department store business returning to profit.
The Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) share price went up 0.8% after receiving a broker upgrade.
Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) shares ended the day down 12.5%, Labor Party leader Bill Shorten said he plans to increase the minimum wage today.
Shares of NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) finished flat despite being on the end of broker downgrade.
Finally, Splitit Ltd (ASX: SPT) shares rose 17.4%, marking yet another strong day for the small cap.
Here are some of today's top stories:
