Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Wednesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.23% to 6,268.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.22% to 6,354.90
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,215.58 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.62 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX), it climbed 10.6% after reversing some of declines it gave a profit downgrade.
Betting company Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) rose 7.6% after releasing its FY18 result.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price rose 2.6% today after giving the market its FY18 result, which appeared to be better than expected.
Fellow financial business AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) also reported today, which sent its share price higher by 3.9%.
Salary packaging businesses were two of the worst performers today with McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX: MMS) down by 4.7% and Smartgroup Corporation Ltd (ASX: SIQ) down by 4.6%.
Natural beauty business BWX Limited (ASX: BWX) shares fell by 8.7% after lowering its profit guidance for the FY18 result.
Finally, a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) dropped 2.3% today, likely in response to a negative broker note.
Here are some of today's top stories:
