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 0.33% to 5,941.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.27% to 6,027.20
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,210.50 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$71.32 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Elders Ltd (ASX: ELD), it went up nearly 20% after reporting its annual result.
The share price of Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) went up 14.4% after it received a higher-priced takeover offer from Brookfield.
Shares of Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) rose 3.9% today after the company revealed management had been buying shares.
At the red end of the ASX 200 was Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT), its share price declined 7.3% on worries about what the effects could be from an inquiry.
The Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB) share price went down 28.9% after releasing news of its test results.
Another share to fall today was Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX: SDF), the insurance business fell 5.5%.
Lendlease Group's (ASX: LLC) share price fell 6.3%, continuing last week's fall. It was the second worst performer in the ASX 200 today.
Finally, rare earth miner Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) shares went up 9.6% today.
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