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 0.39% to 6,089.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.36% to 6,170.70
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,323.47 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.50 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was car dealership business Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG) with investors driving its share price 8.6% higher.
The GWA Group Ltd (ASX: GWA) share price also went up 4.4% after it reported its result to the market today.
Fintech company Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) saw its share price rise 7% with investors pleased by the half-year result.
Waste collection business Bingo Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) saw its share price crash 49% despite only saying that profit (EBITDA) would be flat over FY19.
The share price of Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) dropped more than 6.3% after downgrading its earnings expectations for the year.
Shares of Ansell Limited (ASX: ANN) went up 4.1% after the glove business reported its half-year result for the six months to 31 December 2018.
The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price ended the day up 0.15% after saying its first quarter profit was flat compared to last year.
Finally, the Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) share price dropped 4.3% after news that its head of Asia has reportedly resigned.
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