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 1.20% to 6,545.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 1.17% to 6,627.40
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,499.90 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$59.67 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the law firm IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH), its share price rose by 10.4% in reaction to its result.
Another of the top performers was the share price of aged care company Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE), it went up by 8.4% in response to its report.
The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price ended the day 0.14% higher despite some investors being disappointed by the profit reported.
The share price of Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) finished 6.5% higher in reaction to yesterday's solid report of growth.
Buy now, pay later business Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) is expanding overseas with an announcement about acquisitions, sending the share price higher by 11%.
The Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) share price went up 7.6% after giving its report and a trading update for the start of FY20.
The share price of SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price went up almost 5% after the company released its FY19 report.
Finally, the ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARB) share price grew by around 4% after releasing its result.
Here are some of today's top stories: