Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Tuesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.01% to 5,841.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.02% to 5,934.30
- AUD/USD at US 78 cents
- Gold at US$1,346.98 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.70 a barrel
The worst performer in the ASX200 today was AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) with the financial services company dropping by 4.52% due to revelations from the Royal Commission.
The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price fell by 2.38% today after unveiling its half-year result, investors were obviously hoping for a little more.
EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) shares finished up 6.5% higher today after re-affirming its FY18 guidance.
The top performer in the ASX200 was Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR), the resource company finished 5.57% higher after revealing a positive quarterly result.
Technology shares made a good recovery with Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) up 2.91% and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) up 2.83%.
Platinum Asset Management Limited (ASX: PTM) dropped by 3.4% today, a week ago the fund manager revealed its funds under management (FUM) had dropped by nearly $500 million from February to March.
Finally, travel company Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) went up 3.31% today after it confirmed that its earnings guidance remains unchanged.
Here are some of today's top stories:
