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 0.17% to 6.697.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.17% to 6,811.60
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,506.49 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.16 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) share price, it rose 4%.
The share price of lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) fell almost 8%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200. The share price of Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) also fell down around 5%.
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) came back to trade today after its FY19 result and capital raising, sending the share price down 2.4%.
The Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price fell 6% after its credit rating was downgraded.
Share markets here and overseas continue to climb higher, which caused the share price of St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) to fall 2.8%.
Janus Henderson Group (ASX: JHG) saw its share price rise by 3.7%, making it one of the day's best risers thanks to the rising markets.
Finally, fund manager Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) experienced a share price gain of 3.5% today.
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