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) higher 0.35% to 6,268.90
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.36% to 6,381.10
- AUD/USD at US 73 cents
- Gold at US$1,207.10 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$75.68 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), the share price climbed 7.3% as excitement builds around its international expansion plans.
Fund manager Platinum Asset Management Limited (ASX: PTM) shares rose 7.25% today, marking a strong reaction to last week's profit result.
At the other end of the share market, G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) shares plunged 16.5% in response to a difficult year and a lower dividend.
Plumbing item supplier company Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX: RWC) fell 8.4% after reporting today.
Aged care provider Japara Healthcare Ltd (ASX: JHC) saw its share price drop by 4.4% after reporting a steep fall in profit for FY18.
The share price of telco Amaysim Australia Ltd (ASX: AYS) rose 5.2% today after revealing its report to investors.
IT hardware wholesaler Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR) just revealed another year of profit growth in its half year result.
Finally, healthcare supplier Paragon Care Ltd (ASX: PGC) shares went up 3.2% after reporting a pleasing FY18 and bringing on-board a new major shareholder.
Here are some of today's top stories:
