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 0.03% to 6,141.70
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.04% to 6,249.70
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,197.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.46 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), the market darling's share price rose 7.4% today.
At the red end of the ASX was remote data business Speedcast International Limited (ASX: SDA), its share price fell 5.6%.
The Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY) share price rose by 1.8% today after the healthcare business announced the acquisition of Montserrat Day Hospitals.
Lithium miner Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) gave up most of its gains from last week and fell 4.9% today.
The Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL) share price fell 4.3% today after rival National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) went into a trading halt to raise capital for more acquisitions.
Another ASX 200 share to fall heavily today was gold miner Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG), it dropped 4.4%.
Finally, the Brainchip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN) share price rose by 12.5% today after announcing the launch of a new product.
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