ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Tuesday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Tuesday.

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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 0.07% to 6,130.60
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.07% to 6,213.10
  • AUD/USD at US 71 cents
  • Gold at US$1,319.10 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$67.34 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) which rose by 35% in response to the surprise Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) takeover attempt. But investors were sour about the idea of the bid, sending the Wesfarmers share price down 3.5%.

Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) shares rose over 9% today after announcing an expanded relationship with MS Primary.

The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price rose 2.2% due to the lithium company announcing scoping study results.

Shares of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) rose by over 3.1% with the announcement of an in-car ordering system for Domino's US.

The Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) share price also increased by 2.2% after announcing a deal with UK online ordering specialist Ocado.

Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) shares have plunged 12.3% today, marking another day of a horror week for the company.

Finally, the share price of Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) rose 4.4% with the waste management business completing its Dial A Dump acquisition.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison owns shares of Challenger Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Challenger Limited, COLESGROUP DEF SET, and Wesfarmers Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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