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 0.41% to 6,242.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.45% to 6,327.80
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,286.94 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$69.12 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) which rose by 8.4%.
Shares of BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) declined 0.1% after admitting that its FY19 production will suffer because of the Cyclone Veronica.
The share price of Bigtincan Holdings Ltd (ASX: BTH) jumped 16.3% today after it upgraded its FY19 revenue growth expectations.
Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) shares ended the day 3% higher after the miner announced a new mining project.
The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price ended the day down 0.9% despite, or perhaps because of, the announcement of the new Telstra Plus loyalty plan.
Shares of Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) rose nearly 2% today thanks to the company announcing a new share buy-back.
SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) surprised everyone by hiring Ian Narev to be a key person in the management team of the business.
Finally, Image Resources NL (ASX: IMA) shares rose in value by 17.6% today, making it one of the top performers.
Here are some of today's top stories:
