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) lower 0.44% to 6,258.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.37% to 6,342.80
- AUD/USD at US 75 cents
- Gold at US$1,259.20 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77. a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL), it went up 10% today with Citi issuing a positive broker note on the infant formula company.
IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) shares went up 6% after Morgans issued a positive broker note on the intellectual property business.
Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) was another share to do well today, it finished the day up 21% after reporting strong growth with its US business.
Real estate business Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP) climbed 2.5% today after issuing profit guidance for FY18.
Infant formula business Jatenergy Ltd (ASX: JAT) shares are up 21% after securing a spot at an important baby expo in China.
The share price of natural beauty business BWX Ltd (ASX: BWX) fell by 3.9% after it confirmed a US business broker is commencing legal proceedings against it.
Pendal Group Limited (ASX: PDL) was the worst performer in the ASX 200 with it falling 7.5% after a disappointing funds under management update.
Finally, Nextdc Ltd (ASX: NXT) dropped by 3.7% after a negative broker note was issued.
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