Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is up by 0.7% at lunch.
The Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) share price has gone up by 0.48% today, making the best performer in the ASX20.
The quarterly re-balancing of the ASX indices is happening in a couple of weeks. AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) is being pushed out of the ASX20, although it is up by 0.28% today. It is being replaced by Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC), which is up by 0.07%.
Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) is being ejected from the ASX200, it’s down by 4.48% in response. Two of the companies being promoted to the ASX200 are technology company Appex Ltd (ASX: APX) which is up 2.3% and buy now, pay later company Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), which is up by 0.87%.
Fund manager Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) shares are up 1.5% after announcing leadership changes.
Healthcare business Paragon Care Ltd (ASX: PGC) has risen by 3.7% after telling the market it’s acquiring a NZ healthcare company.
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