Equity markets around the world continued to rise overnight with the S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) expected to follow this morning. The ASX 200 rose 33 points on Tuesday while the futures market is pointing to a 25-point rise at the opening bell this morning.
Here's a quick recap:
- FTSE 100 (UK): down 0.17%
- DAX (Germany): up 0.4%
- CAC 40 (France): up 0.62%
- Dow Jones (USA): up 0.28%
- NASDAQ (USA): up 0.34%
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) is one share that will likely remain in focus today after the company's shares soared almost 12% on Tuesday. The shares have risen more than 19% so far this week.
The Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB) share price was another top performer on Tuesday, lifting 6.7%, which could keep the company in the spotlight today.
Shares of the gold miners could be in focus for the opposite reason this morning. Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL), Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) were all among the market's worst-performing shares on Tuesday after a dip in the gold price.
And Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) could receive some attention. According to The Australian Financial Review this morning, the grocer has picked up its defence against online threat Amazon.com, including the testing of one-hour deliveries for online purchases. Woolworths has also established pick-up points at each of its Australian supermarkets to enhance its offering to customers.
