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) higher 0.76% to 6,299.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.71% to 6,386.20
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,195.80 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.84 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), the buy now pay later provider's share price increased by 5.8%.
Investors reacted with even more positivity to JB Hi-Fi Limited's (ASX: JBH) report from yesterday. The retailer's share price went up 5.3%.
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) disappointed shareholders today with its FY18 result, the share price has fallen 6.9% after coming in at the low end of its expected profit. Fellow fund manager Magellan Financial Group Ltd's (ASX: MFG) shares also fell 3.6% today.
Right behind Challenger in terms of disappointing the market was Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP), it fell 6.5% after Australian stores didn't deliver as much growth as expected.
The Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) share price was another to fall after reporting, it dropped 3%.
One business that did impress the market with its report was Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC), the miner's share price climbed 1.3%.
Finally, investors of iSelect Ltd (ASX: ISU) copped a 15% fall today after the comparison site's full year result didn't impress.
Here are some of today's top stories:
