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 0.16% to 6,013.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.13% to 6,121.70
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,304.50 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$75.40 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was lithium miner Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY), it went up by 14.4% after announcing it would be selling some land for $371 million.
Another share to skyrocket today was Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) after the under-pressure food chain franchisor announced its new CEO, the share price rose by 7.4%.
The Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL) share price continues to recover, it went up another 3.7% today on news that private equity is looking at the pet company.
APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) shares increased by a further 4.9% after issuing its profit guidance for FY18 yesterday.
The share price of Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) fell by 5.8% today, making it the worst performer in the ASX200.
Debt collector Collection House Limited (ASX: CLH) issued another increase to its purchase debt ledgers guidance for FY18, the share price went up 4.5% today.
Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) finished the day down 0.7% after reporting that one of its main clients had renewed its contract.
Finally, Brickworks Limited (ASX: BKW) went down 1.4% after announcing it might sell a property for $41 million in the next seven months.
Here are some of today's top stories:
