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 0.52% to 6,210.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.47% to 6,302.80
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,242.57 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.90 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT), it went up by 5.7%.
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API) dropped by 6% as worries surrounding the pharmacy industry continue, particularly with Amazon entering the pharmacy scene in the US.
The National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) share price rose 2.7% after the vet company announced it had increased its debt facilities.
InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) shares went up went up 1.3% after announcing an Albury acquisition.
The Domain Holdings Australia Limited (ASX: DHG) share price finished the day down 0.63%, after initially being up, with the company announcing a new CEO.
The share price of Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) finished the day up 2.3% after more news of its venture business merger with PE player HarbourVest Partners.
Finally, some of the largest falls in the ASX 200 were Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) which was down 4.22% and Iluka Resources Limited (ASX: ILU) which was down 4%.
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