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 0.07% to 6,745.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.09% to 6,848.50
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,491.83 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.35 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price which rose 9.6% with Norges Bank becoming a substantial shareholder.
It was a recovery for the Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX: SGM) share price, it rose by 5.4%.
The dairy industry is suffering because of the drought and other circumstances, that's why Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) suffered a share price decline of 12.8%.
The Splitit Ltd (ASX: SPT) share price was one today's top performers, its share price rose by 6.7% after revealing its September 2019 quarter growth.
Tech company LiveTiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) announced its cash flow and revenue update for the September quarter, sending its share price up 1.75%.
Supermarket giant Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) revealed its September 2019 quarter sales growth, investors liked it – the share price ended the day up 2.75%.
Gold miner Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX: RSG) suffered a 5.4% share price decline with a falling gold price because of the strength of the share market.
Finally, Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) saw its share price rise by 4.7% after announcing the acquisition of FinoComp.
Here are some of today's top stories:
