ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Tuesday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Tuesday.

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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 1.20% to 6,545.00
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 1.17% to 6,627.40
  • AUD/USD at US 68 cents
  • Gold at US$1,499.90 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$59.67 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the law firm IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH), its share price rose by 10.4% in reaction to its result.

Another of the top performers was the share price of aged care company Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE), it went up by 8.4% in response to its report.

The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price ended the day 0.14% higher despite some investors being disappointed by the profit reported.

The share price of Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) finished 6.5% higher in reaction to yesterday's solid report of growth.

Buy now, pay later business Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) is expanding overseas with an announcement about acquisitions, sending the share price higher by 11%.

The Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) share price went up 7.6% after giving its report and a trading update for the start of FY20.

The share price of SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price went up almost 5% after the company released its FY19 report.

Finally, the ARB Corporation Limited (ASX: ARB) share price grew by around 4% after releasing its result.

Here are some of today's top stories:    

Tristan Harrison owns shares of Altium. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of ZIPCOLTD FPO. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of Altium. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended ARB Limited, Kogan.com ltd, and SEEK Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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