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) down 0.70% to 6,041.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.65% to 6,149.90
- AUD/USD at US 76 cents
- Gold at US$1,291.80 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$79.46 a barrel
The big share price movement today has been BWX Ltd (ASX: BWX) going up by 35% in response to a potential takeover offer by the CEO and Bain Capital.
At the other end of the performance charts, technology stock darling Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) fell by 7%.
In other news, Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE) reported its first-half result today. Investors didn't like what they saw and sent the share price down 6%.
The Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) share price fell 2.4% today after denying its two suitors due diligence, however it could sell its hospital real estate for more than $1.3 billion. It also gave a profit guidance update.
The top performer in the ASX200 was James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) after delivering its full-year result. The share price rose by 4% today.
AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) clawed back some of its losses today by going up 1.5% after Morgan Stanley said the financials business is a buy.
The OFX Group Ltd (ASX: OFX) share price fell by 4.4% today after delivering a lower profit than last year in its result.
Finally, Wattle Health Australia Ltd (ASX: WHA) dropped by 8.5% even though it unveiled a supply agreement with Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS) today, the Metcash share price fell by 0.3%.
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