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 0.6% to 5,921.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.6% to 6,009.40
- AUD/USD at US 76 cents
- Gold at US$1,337.60 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$75.18 a barrel
It was a terrible day for some resource companies. South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) dropped a painful 9.6% whilst Alumina Limited (ASX: AWC) went down 6.8%.
Another resource share to be amongst the worst performers was gold miner Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG), it went down by 7.2%.
Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) released a trading update today. It revealed that both Australian and American conditions are subdued at the moment, which sent the share price down 8.63%.
Another company to release an update was Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL), the vitamin company posted a nice increase in profit, but the share price finished the day down 1.75%.
Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) announced that it wasn't going to sell its NZ business and it was working with its lenders for better financing, this news sent the share price up 2.23%.
The Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) share price finished the day up 1.75% after announcing further profit growth in its first quarter result.
Finally, Paragon Care Ltd (ASX: PGC) went up by 3.5% today after announcing a trading and acquisition update.
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