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 0.95% to 6,319.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.96% to 6,411.10
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,272.84 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.57 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) share price which rose another 6.6% as it continues its recovery.
The Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) share price rose 2.6% today as investors got to react to the rising oil price.
The share price of Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) went up 7% after the fintech revealed its March 2019 quarterly figures.
Another business to rocket today was the Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB) share price which rose 13.8% after last week's announcement.
It was a pleasing day for some of the ASX's leading growth shares, the Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) and Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) share prices both went up by more than 5%.
At the red end of the ASX the share price of Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) declined by 2.4%, marking another day of a fairly volatile week.
Finally, the share price of Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) reached a 52-week high today.
Here are some of today's top stories:
