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 0.92% to 6,239.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.85% to 6,327.20
- AUD/USD at US 70 cents
- Gold at US$1,298.96 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$70.60 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) share price which jumped 7.6% after announcing a higher dividend.
Gold miners have been some of the biggest performers with the share market falling today, the Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) share price went up 7.2%.
At the opposite end of the ASX was the Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) share price which dropped a painful 15.8% after giving a trading update.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price fell 4.7% today after going ex-dividend.
The share price of Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX: RWC) declined 6.9% adding onto the losses from yesterday after a profit downgrade.
The Infratil Ltd (ASX: IFT) share price dropped 3.2% in response to the company announcing it would be a part of the takeover of Vodafone New Zealand.
The share price of IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) was down 6%, making it one of the worst performers in the ASX 200.
The InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) share price went up 4.2% after providing a trading update for the first quarter.
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