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 2.27% to 5,552.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 2.26% to 5,627.50
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,249.65 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.99 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was gold miner Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL), its share price rose by an impressive 5.2%.
In-fact, today's market volatility caused the gold industry to have a very good day. Some of the biggest gains included Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) which went up 2.7%.
Most of the ASX ended in the red today. One of the worst falls belonged to Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG), it fell by 10.9% on worries of falling new car sales.
Shareholders of WAAAX shares experienced some painful declines including Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) which fell 5.7% and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) shares dropped 4.8%.
The results of the latest 5G spectrum auction wins were announced by ASX businesses today. The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price went down 1.3% and the TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) share price fell 0.1%.
Finally, the share price of Australian Ethical Investment Limited (ASX: AEF) dropped 5.6% after providing earnings guidance for FY19.
Here are some of today's top stories:
- Oil prices are climbing higher but the Woodside Petroleum share price is still falling
- S&P/ASX 200 at 2-year low: Here are 6 popular shares getting crushed today
- The ANZ Bank share price nears 52-week low as analyst flags $3.3 billion buyback potential
- 2 of my favourite ASX 200 shares for compound growth and income
