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 0.71% to 6,546.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.70% to 6,667.00
- AUD/USD at US 67 cents
- Gold at US$1,506.09 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.00 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CUV) share price which went crazy, rising by 63% after getting FDA approval.
The share price of Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY) rose by 6% after announcing it was the successful bidder for an acquisition.
Falling share markets are usually a good day for gold miners. The best ASX 200 gold business today was the Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) share price which went up 4.5%.
A disappointing trading update sent the Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price down by 11.7%. Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) seemed to catch some of the negativity, its share price dropped another 2.5% as well.
The Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) share price declined by almost 5% after releasing its full annual report to the market.
Fellow resources business Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) saw its share price drop by almost 4% today.
Finally, the Propel Funeral Partners Ltd (ASX: PFP) share price rose by 3.3% after unveiling a positive first quarter update.
Here are some of today's top stories:
