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 0.21% to 6,197.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.26% to 6,292.10
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,264.36 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.69 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API) again, it went up by 8.3% after announcing an acquisition yesterday. Drug company Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) also went up 3.6%.
One of the biggest pieces of news today is that APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) has agreed to be taken over, although the share price only increased by 0.3% today.
KFC franchisee business Collins Foods Ltd (ASX: CKF) finished the day up 2.75% after initially being down after reporting its full-year result.
Amaysim Australia Ltd (ASX: AYS) dropped by 1.2% after giving FY18 guidance, investors seem to think that FY18 is a disappointment considering the share price was above $2 before the half-year report and now it's under $1.
Another share to fall today was Trade Me Group Ltd (ASX: TME), it dropped 3.2% after the CEO announced his intention to step down.
The worst performer in the ASX 200 today was WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC), it dropped 4.8%.
Finally, NRW Holdings Limited (ASX: NWH) finished the day up 9.2% after releasing a pleasing operational update.
Here are some of today's top stories:
