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ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Monday: 9 shares you missed

Tristan Harrison | January 22, 2018 6:09pm | More on:

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Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Monday.

Here’s a short recap of the Australian market:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.23% to 5,991.90
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.21% to 6,106.20
  • AUD/USD at US 79.9 cents
  • Gold at US$1,331.50 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$68.78 a barrel

The ASX indices have continued falling today, with the ASX200 dipping below 6,000.

The biggest rise in the ASX200 today came from Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC), it made for good viewing for its shareholders with a rise of 6.89%.

Fellow TV-related business Seven West Media Ltd (ASX: SWM) also had a great day, with the share price rising by 4.55%.

Today was the day of the old-school media providers. The HT&E Ltd (ASX: HT1) share price rose by 3.75%.

The worst performer today by far in the ASX200 was Domain Holdings Australia Limited (ASX: DHG) which fell by over 17% because the CEO is resigning and there is no-one to replace him yet.

Real estate agent McGrath Ltd (ASX: MEA) didn’t have a good day today with a guidance announcement and leadership changes, the share price was down by 12%.

The Domain announcement wasn’t good news for majority shareholder Fairfax Media Limited (ASX: FXJ), which fell by 9.72% today.

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) saw its share price fall by 6.71% today on no news.

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) couldn’t escape its downward trend, with the share price falling by a further 5.05% today.

Finally, Priceline owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API) unveiled disappointing guidance for the year so far, sending the share price down by 3.59%.

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