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) lower 0.33% to 6,256.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.35% to 6,350.30
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,279.01 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.03 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the DuluxGroup Limited (ASX: DLX) share price which rose 27% after receiving a takeover offer.
Another of the day's top performers has been the Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) share price which rose by 6.5% as investors responded to the third quarter trading update announced yesterday.
The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price went down almost 6% as questions were raised about how much of its US business it owns.
The share price of childcare business G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) dropped 5.6% after holding its annual general meeting.
The Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) share price fell around 4.75% today, which was one of the leading causes for the index falling today.
One business that's soaring is the Helloworld Travel Ltd (ASX: HLO) share price which went up 11.1% due to revealing a pleasing March 2019 quarter update.
The share price of BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) declined after giving its quarterly update for March 2019.
Finally, the Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) share price dropped 2.4% due to revealing a drop in annuity sales in its March 2019 update.
Here are some of today's top stories:
