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 0.35% to 5,808.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.30% to 5,904.70
- AUD/USD at US 77 cents
- Gold at US$1,333.95 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$67.44 a barrel
The best gain in the ASX200 today came from Alumina Limited (ASX: AWC), it went up by 6.28% today on no official news.
IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) increased by 5.26% today on no news, but the legal company is trading a long way below its 2018 high of above $5.60, it's currently at $3.60.
The Blue Sky Alternative Investments Ltd (ASX: BLA) share price rose by 0.88% to $5.75 today, although the under-pressure company had reached $6.15 at midday.
Investors drove the Macquarie Atlas Roads Limited (ASX: MQA) share price higher by 4.6% after it announced it would internalise its management.
Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH) went up by almost 3% today after it announced last week it had completed the refinancing of its senior debt facilities.
It wasn't a great day for resource stocks, the market is clearly worried by reports of the Trump and China trade impasse. Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) is down nearly 7% after it announced it would acquire Atlas Iron Limited (ASX: AGO), Atlas went up 42% today.
Another resource business to drop today was Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA), it dropped by 3.33%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
