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 0.18% to 6,060.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.12% to 6,128.60
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,314.14 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.52 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was aged care operator Estia Health Ltd (ASX: EHE) which rose 7.3% in response to more government funding.
Shares of pharmacy business Sigma Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SIG) grew 5.4% after announcing plans to reduce its costs by over $100 million.
The share price of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) dropped 6.8% with the bank reporting a sizeable drop of its profit in the interim result.
Large retailer JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH) went up 1.8% in response to the continuing revenue and profit growth that was reported this morning.
Shares of global packaging company Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) rose 1.9% in response to its financial result.
Big banks didn't do well today – National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) shares fell 1.6% and the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price dropped 1.5%.
Finally, Aurizon Holdings Ltd (ASX: AZJ) shares ended the day slightly up 0.2% despite reporting a double digit drop of profit.
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