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 0.31% to 6,186.30
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.35% to 6,263.60
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,330.24 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.91 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Appen Ltd (ASX: APX), the tech company reported rocketing revenue and profit as the AI boom intensifies.
Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) shares rose more than 19% today after the buy now, pay later business received a positive outcome from the Senate committee.
The share price of Nanosonics Ltd (ASX: NAN) went up 12.4% after the business reported its result.
Shares of G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) dropped 11% with the childcare company reporting its 2018 result showing profit declines.
The Adairs Ltd (ASX: ADH) share price fell by more than 7.3% after the home furnishings company revealed its result.
QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) shares rose 4.2% today as the insurer returned to profitability in its result.
The Lendlease Group (ASX: LLC) share price dropped 6.4% due to a large drop in profit.
Finally, the National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) share price rose 3.9% after the vet business reported significant revenue growth in its half-year result.
Here are some of today's top stories:
