ALL ORDINARIES Index Down, Appen (ASX:APX) Shares Halted

Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX:XAO)(ASX:XAO), is currently down 0.20% at lunch.

Australia’s share market, or the All Ordinaries Index (INDEXASX: XAO)(ASX: XAO), is currently down 0.20% at lunch.

Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) shares went into a trading halt this morning after the machine learning business announced a major US based acquisition for at least US$175 to diversify its earnings.

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The share price of gold miner Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) is up over 3.5% with the resource company announcing an acquisition. It’s acquiring a 70% stake and the operatorship of the Red Chris mine for US$806.5 million.

Shares of Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) are down more than 2% after it signed an non-binding memorandum of understanding for the use of a gas-processing facility.

Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) shares are also up more than 3.5%, making it one of the best performing ASX 200 shares.

The Invocare Limited (ASX: IVC) share price is down nearly 2.6% with the funeral operator returning trade after completing the institutional part of its capital raising.

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