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 0.15% to 6,054.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.13% to 6,164.80
- AUD/USD at US 76 cents
- Gold at US$1,300.40 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$76.73 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was mortgage insurance company Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX: GMA), it went up by 7.3%.
At the other end of the share market, Ausdrill Limited (ASX: ASL) dropped by 20% after giving an update on some of its operations.
Franchisor Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) dropped another 9% today to $0.55 on worries about its future.
High-priced growth shares had a good day today with WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) going up by 6%, Domain Holdings Australia Limited (ASX: DHG) up by 4.1% and Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) rising by 4.1%.
Bathroom supplier Reece Ltd (ASX: REH) went up by 0.3% after announcing a New Zealand acquisition.
Alternative investment manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd (ASX: BLA) dropped by another 21% after updating the market with its financial position.
Finally, BWX Ltd (ASX: BWX) went up 0.5% after announcing the progress it has made with the takeover bid.
Here are some of today's top stories:
