Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Tuesday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.98% to 5,875.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.91% to 5,958.70
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,232.45 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.92 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX: IPL), it rose 4.5%.
Construction business CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) rose by 4%, it was one of the best performers today.
Shares of ResMed Inc (ASX: RMD) fell 0.6% after announcing a billion dollar acquisition to expand its out-of-hospital services.
Machine learning tech business Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) shares finished the day 2.6% today, making it the worst fall in the ASX 200.
Several resource businesses were some of the best performers – Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) went up 4.2% and Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) rose by 4.1%.
Gambling business Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH) rose 0.4% after a wet and unpredictable day at the Melbourne Cup. However, it wasn't such a good day for Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) which dropped by 1.9%.
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