ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Tuesday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Tuesday.

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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 0.61% to 6,203.60
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.61% to 6,288.40
  • AUD/USD at US 74 cents
  • Gold at US$1,242.70 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$71.52 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE), it went up 8.2% after giving investors a presentation about a change to its accounting.

Shares of miner Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) dropped 0.3% today after delivering its June 2018 quarterly production.

The Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) share price rose by 5.1%, with the major shareholder family indicating they would not be selling shares.

Creso Pharma Ltd (ASX: CPH) rose by 3.2% today after announcing that it was now listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

At the red end of the ASX 200 was Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SIG), it fell by just over 4% during Tuesday.

Water entitlement business Duxton Water Ltd (ASX: D2O) went up 7.6% after revealing after close on Friday that its latest monthly update showed a higher net asset value (NAV) per share.

Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) shares dropped by 2.7% today on questions around its high valuation.

Finally, National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) fell by a further 1.3% today after disappointing investors last week.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison owns shares of Altium, DUXTON FPO, and NATVETCARE FPO. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of Altium and NATVETCARE FPO. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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