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) lower 0.42% to 6,252.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.40% to 6,341.30
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,212.75 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.53 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX), its share price went up by 10.5% today.
The share price of NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) climbed 9.7% today after it guided that profit would be higher this year than expected.
Investors seemed pleased with the Domain Holdings Australia Limited (ASX: DHG) result, its shares rose by 3.8% after delivering a decent rise in pro forma profit. The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price also rose by 2.8%.
The Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) share price dropped another 13.1% today after the Monsanto legal case spooked investors.
Shares of regional bank Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) fell 0.4% after reporting its FY18 result.
CogState Limited (ASX: CGS) shares are up 12.8% today after reporting its 2018 financial result.
The News Corp (ASX: NWS) share price fell 9.3% today, making it the second worst fall in the ASX 200.
Honey company Capilano Honey Ltd (ASX: CZZ) shares finished the day up 25.4% after revealing it had received a takeover offer. The company also reported its FY18 result.
Finally, the Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price fell 0.2% after it announced it was selling Kmart Tyre and Auto Service for $350 million.
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