Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is down by 0.63% at lunch.
Sukin owner BWX Ltd (ASX: BWX) is up 40% after receiving a takeover offer from its CEO and private equity Bain Capital.
Private hospital business Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) shares are down 4.67% after essentially rejecting the two takeover offers, it said it could sell its hospital real estate and continue trading.
OFX Group Ltd (ASX: OFX) shares are down 3.55% after the currency exchange business revealed that its profit had fallen by 5%.
The James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) share price is up 3.92% after it reported its 2018 financial result.
Another business to report today was Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE), its share price is down 9.3% so far today in response.
Advertising company APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) is down 2.84% after confirming it had made a $500 million offer for Adshel, a division of HT&E Ltd (ASX: HT1) – which is up 5.26% in response.
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