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) up 0.83% to 5,857.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.80% to 5,951.70
- AUD/USD at US 77 cents
- Gold at US$1,336.85 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$69.54 a barrel
In the small cap area of the market the Livetiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) share price rose by 6.02% today because the company announced that its annualised subscription revenue had increased by 315% compared to a year ago.
The Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) share price rose by 1.64% today after news came that China would try to work with the US on some of its trade issues.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) charged 5.66% higher after announcing it is about to generate its first revenue through direct shopping ore from the Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project.
The South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) finished the day up 5.13% on no official news, it was the second best performer in the ASX200 behind Pilbara.
Some technology shares had a really good day, for example WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) went up by 4.85% and Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) increased by 3.43%.
At the other end of the performance table two of the worst losses today came from travel companies. Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) declined by 2.03% and Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) dropped by 1.84%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
