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 0.51% to 6,484.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.54% to 6,580.40
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,283.50 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$70.24 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) share price which rose by 9.3% thanks to some broker coverage.
Another business on the rise today was the Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price which climbed 7.8% thanks to potential takeover talk.
The share price of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) fell 5.1% with a broker downgrade of profit expectations.
The worst performer in the ASX200 was the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX: FPH) share price which dropped 5.2%.
The ASX technology sector had a strong day today with the Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price up 5.4% and the WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price rose 4.9%.
The share price of TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) fell 3% with a Vodafone Australia filing in the Federal Court today relating to the merger that they are trying to succeed with against the ACCC.
Finally, the share price of New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC) rose 4% as it filed its quarterly activities report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
