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 0.08% to 6,653.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.14% to 6,741.10
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,392.20 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.86 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price which rose almost 7% after announcing an organisational change.
It was an extremely painful day for the Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price which dropped 40.8% on earnings guidance.
The share price of Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) is up 2.1% after the company announced who will be its new CEO.
The WPP Aunz Ltd (ASX: WPP) share price jumped 12.6% as the company responded to press speculation about its potential sale of Kantar.
The RBA reduced interest rates again today, with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) passing on the full 0.25% cut, which caused its share price to drop 1.5%. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price also dropped 1.5% and the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price declined 1.6%.
Finally, the share price of Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) dropped 5.6%, making it one of the worst falls in the ASX 200.
Here are some of today's top stories:
