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 1.59% to 6,546.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 1.52% to 6,624.40
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,326.18 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.72 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) share price which rose by 9.4%.
The share price of Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) share price rose 8.9% after receiving a takeover offer. The interested bidder is AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL), but its share price fell by 7.2% in reaction to the news.
Casino business Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) suffered a 15.75% decline of its share price after a disappointing business update was released to the market.
Gold miners were punished as a group with the share market growing today. The worst decline was the Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) share price which dropped 4.4%.
The Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) share price rose 1.5%, the business updated the market about its Pluto LNG.
The share price of Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC) rose 6.5% after some insider buying.
Finally, the Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) share price fell a further 0.5% due to providing an update on the sale of its corporate and private clients business.
Here are some of today's top stories:
