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 0.57% to 6,304.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.51% to 6,413.50
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,212.90 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$76.15 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL), the vitamin company's share price shot up nearly 11% after revealing a solid increase of profit in its result.
At the red of the share market was the 37.4% decline of the Speedcast International Limited (ASX: SDA) share price after reporting.
Tech share Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) revealed another strong report today, its share price climbed 5.9%.
The Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price climbed 5.6% today after POSCO signed a binding agreement.
MNF Group Ltd (ASX: MNF) plunged 18% today after not reaching its own guidance in its half-year result.
The share price of Specialty Fashion Group Ltd (ASX: SFH) climbed 18.6% today after reporting strong growth in the remaining City Chic business.
Petrol business Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX) shares fell nearly 8% today after reporting and cutting the dividend.
Finally, funeral business Propel Funeral Partners Ltd (ASX: PFP) shares climbed 9.1% after beating expectations in its FY18 report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
