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 0.07% to 6,130.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.07% to 6,213.10
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,319.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.34 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) which rose by 35% in response to the surprise Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) takeover attempt. But investors were sour about the idea of the bid, sending the Wesfarmers share price down 3.5%.
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) shares rose over 9% today after announcing an expanded relationship with MS Primary.
The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price rose 2.2% due to the lithium company announcing scoping study results.
Shares of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) rose by over 3.1% with the announcement of an in-car ordering system for Domino's US.
The Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) share price also increased by 2.2% after announcing a deal with UK online ordering specialist Ocado.
Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) shares have plunged 12.3% today, marking another day of a horror week for the company.
Finally, the share price of Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) rose 4.4% with the waste management business completing its Dial A Dump acquisition.
Here are some of today's top stories:
