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 0.09% to 6,174.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.04% to 6,260.60
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,297.04 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.73 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was global logistics software company WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), its share price rose just over 6% today.
At the red end of the ASX, Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) shares fell more than 9% after returning to trade with the completion of its institutional share placement.
The Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price dropped 6.4% today, marking another big drop for the resource business.
Shares of IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) went up 2.8% after the legal IP firm lobbed another takeover offer for rival business Xenith IP Group Ltd (ASX: XIP) which increased 14% in response.
It was a strong day for many of the ASX's fund managers. The Janus Henderson Group (ASX: JHG) share price went up 4% and shares of IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) increased by 3.3%.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price dropped 0.5% after the interim CEO and new Chairman wrote a letter to shareholders.
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