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 0.21% to 6,669.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.17% to 6,777.10
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,499.51 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$60.28 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) share price which rose by 4.5% after making a correction to its FY19 investor presentation.
The Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price fell by 4% today, marking the end of a painful week for the tech company.
Fellow high-growth business Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) dropped by 5.7%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
An extremely volatile week for the iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) share price finished with it going higher by 9.7% today.
The share price of Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) fell 0.6% after it announced the sale of one of its business divisions.
The Cimic Group Ltd (ASX: CIM) share price dropped 1% despite announcing an impressive contract win.
The Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) share price was flat today after starting legal action against the short seller.
Finally, the share price of Envirosuite Ltd (ASX: EVS) climbed by 7.1%.
Here are some of today's top stories: