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 0.03% to 6,102.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.06% to 6,208.90
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,281.20 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.72 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was Vocus Group Limited (ASX: VOC), the telco's share price is up by 6.5%.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) shares finished the day up 2.4% after announcing the sale of its Asian operations.
The Pushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX: PPH) share price finished the day down 5.2% after coming out of its trading halt.
It wasn't a good day for resource stocks as Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) fell by 4.44%, Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) declined by 3.33% and Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) fell by 3.19%.
Amazon launched its Prime service in Australia today, which sent the share price of Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) down by 2.9% and Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) declined by 2.6%.
Finally, the share price of Japara Healthcare Ltd (ASX: JHC) declined by 2.8% as worries about the aged care industry's growth continue to weigh on the share.
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