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 0.81% to 6.959.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.78% to 7,075.00
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,539.11 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.25 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS), its share price rose over 10% today.
Fellow lithium miner Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) was also one of the strongest performers today, the share price jumped by 6.8%.
An announcement by EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) about an agreement with NSW Health saw the share price rise by 6.8%.
The share price of fund manager Pendal Group Ltd (ASX: PDL) dropped 5.5% after announcing its December 2019 funds under management (FUM).
It was also a tough day for horticultural giant Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: CGC), its share price fell over 3%.
The Elders Ltd (ASX: ELD) share price was one of the best performers today, its share price climbed 7.8%.
A funding and regulatory update sent the share price of Splitit Ltd (ASX: SPT) higher by 8.4%.
Finally, the share price of iCar Asia Ltd (ASX: ICQ) was driven 12.3% higher after announcing record quarterly cash receipts.
Here are some of today's top stories:
