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 0.48% to 5,891.20
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.47% to 5,963.00
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,312.73 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$62.78 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was resources business Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) which rose by 5.7%.
At the other end of the ASX 200 was Boral Limited (ASX: BLD), its share price declined by 7.9% after issuing new earnings guidance for FY19.
Shares of Propel Funeral Partners Ltd (ASX: PFP) finished the day up 1.4% after announcing some New Zealand based acquisitions.
The Nanosonics Ltd. (ASX: NAN) share price finished the day higher by 3.9%, making it one of the top performers in the ASX 200.
The share price of IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) dropped 4.5% in the lead up to the Royal Commission report's release.
Private health insurance provider Medibank Private Limited (ASX: MPL) rose by 3.9% today.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price rose by 0.8% today despite ASIC banning CBA Financial Planning from charging fees.
Finally, the shares of Argo Investments Limited (ASX: ARG) rose by 0.5% after handing in its half-year report which included an increase to the dividend.
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