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 0.60% to 6,530.90
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.58% to 6,647.90
  • AUD/USD at US 68 cents
  • Gold at US$1,346.61 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$60.77 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) share price which went up another 9.5%.

The share price of Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) recovered some of its lost ground today as it went up 4.9%.

It wasn't such a good day for remote data business Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) which fell 8.4%.

The Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) share price went up 3.5% today as it revealed its refreshed strategy to win over customers and deliver shareholder returns.

The share price of A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) dropped 3.25% today as it one of today's poorer performers.

The Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CUV) share price went up another 6% today, it has been on an impressive run over the past year.

Lithium business Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) experienced a share price fall of another 6.3% after yesterday's disappointing update.

Finally, the share price of McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX: MMS) fell 6% after yesterday's market update.

Here are some of today's top stories:    

Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of Nearmap Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended COLESGROUP DEF SET. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of A2 Milk and AFTERPAY T FPO. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Nearmap Ltd. 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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