Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is currently up 0.61% at lunch.
The largest gainer out of Australia’s blue chips is CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), the healthcare company is up nearly 2% at midday. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) is another on the rise, it has gained 1.4%.
Shares of a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) are down 1.2% after the company gave updated guidance for the FY18 result.
In other news, the share price of funeral operator InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) rose another 3.74% today after the company announced an acquisition.
The oil price fell over night, leading to Beach Energy Ltd’s (ASX: BPT) share price falling by 3.11% at the time of writing.
Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG) shares are down by 2.83% after the ACCC made several recommendations to reduce energy prices for households.
The biggest gain in the ASX 200 was from healthcare business Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX: SHL) it’s up 5.4%.
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