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 0.18% to 5,890.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.21% to 5,953.50
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,283.01 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.89 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was industrial business Pact Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: PGH), it rose 6.9%.
At the red end of the performance table was the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price which dropped 5.3%, giving up some of the gains of last week.
The worst fall belonged to Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX: SGM) which fell over 16% after releasing a disappointing trading update because of the global problems.
The CYBG Plc (ASX: CYB) share price gained almost 3% as a bit of investor confidence returned after Brexit worries last week.
Shares of Australian Foundation Investment Co. Ltd. (ASX: AFI) rose 1.1% today after reporting its half-year result to 31 December 2018 as well as announcing a special dividend.
The share price of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) rose over 1% despite announcing that its chief operating officer is leaving the company immediately due to breaching the company's internal policies.
The Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) share price ended the day flat as investors received the latest update about the ongoing takeover talks.
Finally, gold miners suffered a negative day as the share market continues its recovery. The St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) share price fall of nearly 3% was the worst of the ASX 200 gold sector.
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