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 0.34% to 6.706.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.39% to 6,812.10
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,462.02 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$64.13 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) share price which rose almost 5%.
Some investors saw an opportunity after the sell-off, sending the share price of A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) up 3.4%.
The trading update yesterday has sent the Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE) share price down by 2.8% today.
The share price of TOWER Limited (ASX: TWR) fell 5.5% after announcing the commencement of a search for a new CEO.
An ASX presentation sent the Select Harvests Limited (ASX: SHV) share price up another 1.8%.
WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) announced the acquisition of a South Korean business today, sending the share price down 1.3%.
The share price Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) didn't move as it went into a trading halt for a capital raising to fund an acquisition.
Finally, the share price of Cooper Energy Ltd. (ASX: COE) climbed 1.8% after announcing a Sole Gas Project update.
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