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 0.71% to 5,814.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.66% to 5,871.80
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,290.05 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$59.77 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was education business Navitas Limited (ASX: NVT), its share price rose nearly 13% with the BGH Consortium offering an improved bid.
Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) shares went up almost 6% after revealing another strong quarter of fund inflows.
The share price of fintech rival Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) gained 2.8% after reporting its own strong quarter of growth.
The Livetiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) share price grew 5.8% today as its partnership with Microsoft continues to bear fruit, the tech business reported its latest annualised recurring revenue figure.
Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) shares gained 0.7% as the latest details of the fight over Perth Airport costs was reported in the media.
Shares of horticultural business Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) gained another 3.9% today as the recovery continues from last week's disappointing earnings update.
The worst fall in the ASX 200 belonged to Ausdrill Limited (ASX: ASL), its share price dropped 5.2%.
Finally, the Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price went up 10.3%. making it one of the top performers today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Could a RBA rate cut send the CBA share price higher?
- Why the Perpetual share price has gone NOWHERE since the GFC
- Is it time to buy Corporate Travel Management shares again?
Qantas has been a great performer for shareholders over the past five years, but I'm not sure it's a buy today because the low fruit may have already been picked to boost earnings.
