The best-performing large cap was Mercury NZ (ASX:MCY), closing 3.81 per cent higher at $5.99. It was followed by shares in Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) and Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN). The worst-performing large cap was Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC), closing 6.45 per cent lower at $5.66. It was followed by shares in Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) and BHP Group (ASX:BHP). Asian markets Japan's Nikkei has lost 1.41 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng has lost 2.74 per cent. China's Shanghai Composite has gained 0.32 per cent. Company news TerraCom (ASX:TER) announces a fully franked dividend of 3.0 cents per fully paid ordinary share. In response, MD Danny McCarthy, said: "Following payment of this dividend in June 2023, the Company will have returned $244 million to shareholders since July 2022." Shares closed 4.85 per cent lower at 49 cents.