ASX 200 retreats: 10 shares you should have been watching

Local shares rebounded strongly this morning, but the rally soon lost steam.

Here's a quick recap:

• S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.2% to 5207 points
• ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.2% to 5310 points
• AUD/USD at US 75.4 cents
• Iron Ore at US$57.78 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
• Gold at US$1,329.21 an ounce
• Brent oil at US$48.01 a barrel

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) both acted as a drag on the market today, falling 1% and 1.1%.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) dropped as well, shedding 1%, with Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) down 0.9%.

However, there were plenty of shares trading in the black today, unlike during Monday's session.

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) rose 3.3%, Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX: WHC) gained 5.1%, and Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) lifted 3.4%.

Hills Ltd (ASX: HIL) skyrocketed 52.9% on plans to demerge its Hills Health Solutions business, with JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH) entering a trading halt after announcing it would acquire The Good Guys.

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) barely budged on the news, ending the session a mere 0.2% lower.

Here are Tuesday's top stories:

1. JB Hi-Fi Limited to buy The Good Guys for $870 million: What you need to know
2. Hills Ltd shares are going gangbusters on its merger plans
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4. Here's why Fortescue Metals Group Limited shares are soaring today
5. Revealed: Top broker names one ASX share to buy and one to sell today
6. Why Myer Holdings Ltd shares could rocket this week
7. Why I dumped my QBE Insurance Ltd shares