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 0.20% to 6,681.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.15% to 6,791.20
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,501.36 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.82 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) share price which rose by 5.5%.
Oil production in Saudi Arabia is expected to return to normal by the end of the month, which is why the share price of Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) fell by 2.5% today with a decline in the oil price.
On the flipside, the fall in the oil price has boosted the Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price by 1.8%, it also received a broker upgrade.
Retailer Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX: KMD) reported a good full year result this morning, sending the share price up by 7.6%.
The LiveTiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) share price was unmoved because it went into a trading halt to raise capital from investors.
The share price of Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) fell 0.5% with airport operators being accused by Qantas as being too profitable.
It was more volatility for the iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) share price – it fell by 7.8% today.
Finally, the share price of Avita Medical Ltd (ASX: AVH) went up by over 13%.
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