Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Monday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.71% to 6,042.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.67% to 6,146.10
- AUD/USD at US 78.6 cents
- Gold at US$1,340.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.49 a barrel
The market rose again today, adding to last week's gains.
A lot of companies have reported today, here's how the market reacted to some of them.
The biggest gain in the ASX200 today of 6.76% belonged to Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX: RWC) after it delivered earnings per share growth of 19% in its report.
Another top performer today was Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC), the TV broadcaster's shares rose by 6.28% after delivering an impressive and surprising report last week of 55% profit growth.
Lithium miner Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) was another big gainer in the ASX200, it grew 6.1% today after reporting last week.
G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) fell by nearly 8% today after its profit disappointed investors.
Another share to fall today was Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG), it dropped 1.8% today even though it hasn't reported yet.
QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) reported a large $1.2 billion loss and it plans to sell its South American division, so the share price fell by 3.26% after investors had had enough of the insurer.
Veterinary business National Veterinary Care Ltd's (ASX: NVL) share price fell by 9.72% today after it disappointed investors with its report.
iSentia Group Ltd (ASX: ISD) reported another set of disappointing figures and the share price fell by 9.92% in response.
Here are some of today's top stories:
