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 0.53% to 5,818.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.52% to 5,904.80
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,233.90 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$72.43 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was telco TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM), its share price rose by 3.3%.
The Greencross Limited (ASX: GXL) share price went up nearly 19% today after the company announced it was engaging with private equity firm TPG about a takeover at $5.55 per share.
Shares of Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) fell 3.8% today after announcing a setback in the US due to a patent infringement case.
Heavy equipment rental business Emeco Holdings Limited's (ASX: EHL) share price registered the biggest fall among ASX 200 shares today – it went down 7.8%.
It was another harrowing day for some of the ASX's leading technology businesses with WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) and Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) down 6.1% and 5.3% respectively.
At the positive end of the ASX, Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH) was the second biggest riser, it went up by 3.2 today.
Finally, big bank Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) released its FY18 result today showing flat earnings, the share price rose 0.6% in response.
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