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 1.00% to 5,658.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.95% to 5,732.90
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,239.95 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$60.19 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN), its share price rose by 10.5% with the share price getting a chance to react to the sale process agreement for the Wodgina Lithium Project announcement after close on Friday.
Shares of Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) rose by 3.9%, it announced the acquisition of a commercial real estate website.
It was a red day for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API), its share price dropped 7.5% as doubts emerged about the likelihood of its merger with Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SIG), which fell by 1.72%.
The shares of Emeco Holdings Limited (ASX: EHL) rose 6.9%, making the heavy equipment business one of the top performers in the ASX 200.
Shares of BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) rose 3.5%, it announced it will pay all shareholders a US$1.02 per share special dividend.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price fell 0.6%. After the market closed today NAB responded to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's additional capital requirements framework.
Finally, shares of Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) rose by 5.4%, with one of the directors purchasing some shares on the market.
Here are some of today's top stories:
