Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Tuesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.18% to 6,641.00
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.15% to 6,735.80
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,413.82 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.52 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) which rose 4.2% after releasing its June 2019 quarter report.
Another of the top performing ASX 200 shares today was the Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) share price which increased by 3.9% after the release of its June 2019 update.
A broker sell rating and a call for an inquiry into private health insurance premiums sent the NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) share price down by 3.8%.
The share price of AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) dropped another 1.7% as analysts think the company may do a capital raising.
The Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MYR) share price fell almost 1% despite investors learning of its latest strategies.
Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) saw its share price fall 0.6% after reporting its June 2019 quarter shipments and production.
The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price dropped another 0.8% despite growing its stake of start-up Change Up.
The share price of Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL) went up 3% after issuing a trading update.
Here are some of today's top stories:
