Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is currently down 0.17% at lunch.
The biggest contributor to the index’s fall is Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO), the large miner reported it result yesterday. However, investors seem to not like what they saw, the Rio share price is down 3.3% so far.
Other resource shares are also among the largest falls. Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) is down 3.2% and Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) is down 3.14%.
At the positive end of the returns table, TV company Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) is up 3.57% today after giving the market an investor presentation.
Testing services business ALS Ltd (ASX: ALQ) is up another 2.5% today after giving the market guidance about the first half of its 2019 financial year.
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX: GMA) is one of the country’s largest mortgage insurers, its shares are up 2.67% today even though it reported a large decline in profit yesterday.