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 0.46% to 6.739.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.50% to 6,844.60
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,467.71 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.60 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Polynovo Ltd (ASX: PNV) share price which increased by 11.8% after getting BTM CE mark approval.
Lithium miner Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) saw its share price rise nearly 10% today as it was it announced it would exit the ASX 200.
The Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price increased by 8.9% after acknowledging an article about a US Department of Defence tender.
The share price of Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) went up over 8% with the fund manager holding its AGM and announcing an appointment for its investment team.
Talk of a trade deal between the US and China has sent share markets up and gold miners down. The Silver Lake Resources Limited. (ASX: SLR) share price dropped 9.2% and the Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) share price fell 7.8%.
The Citadel Group Ltd (ASX: CGL) share price has increased by 3.6% after updating the market about a health contract.
Finally, the share price of Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) fell 3.4% after making an announcement regarding a strategic review of the Bibiani Gold Mine.
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