ALL ORDINARIES Index Up, Wesfarmers (WES) Shares Higher

Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX:XAO)(ASX:XAO), is currently up 0.09% at lunch.

Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is currently up 0.09% at lunch.

Several ASX businesses have reported this morning. Leading the pack is Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES), it’s up by 3.56% after reporting net profit grew by 5.2%.

Healthcare giant CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) was another to please investors, its share price is up by 2.57%. after growing its profit by 28%.

The share price of Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) had fallen 5.5% by lunch after the FY18 profit wasn’t as high as investors were expecting.

Job portal business SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) shares are up nearly 1% after reporting another year of revenue growth but flat profit.

Media business Fairfax Media Limited (ASX: FXJ) is currently down 1.1% after revealing revenue declines in its FY18 result.

Share registry business Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) shares are up 2.1% with the company reporting that statutory profit increased by 12.6% and a final dividend increase of 10.5%.

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