As it happened: ASX finishes 0.8% higher as health, tech stocks surge
Summary
- The ASX 200 added 47 points, or 0.8% to finish at 6123.4 on Tuesday and outperform other major Asian markets
- BHP cut its final dividend to 55 cents, from 78 cents a year ago, after FY profit slipped 4% to $US7.96b. Shares finished down 0.5%
- Shares in Treasury Wine Estate fell by as much as 20% after China's Ministry of Commerce launched an anti-dumping investigation into Australian wine exports
- US futures were flat at 4pm AEST and hint at a weak session on Wall Street
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