ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Monday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Monday.

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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 0.41% to 6,359.50
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.36% to 6,449.60
  • AUD/USD at US 71 cents
  • Gold at US$1,284.91 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$71.74 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Hub24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) share price which rose almost 5%.

However, some other ASX shares performed even better. The Pioneer Credit Ltd (ASX: PNC) share price rose over 27% after confirming it was in discussions about a potential takeover.

The share price of Splitit Ltd (ASX: SPT) rocketed another 24.3% after releasing its March 2019 update to investors.

The SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price dropped 1.6% with the market seemingly unimpressed by the employment business' latest large investments in education businesses.

The share price of Livetiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) went up 1.8% in reaction to the announcement of its March 2019 cashflow figures.

The Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) share price climbed 0.3% in response to the quarterly sales growth it revealed earlier today.

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price rose 4.6% today, making it one of the best performers in the ASX 200.

Finally, the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price went up an impressive 16.5% after it revealed its March 2019 numbers.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of Hub24 Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended COLESGROUP DEF SET. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of AFTERPAY T FPO. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Hub24 Ltd and SEEK Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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