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 1.19% to 6,320.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 1.25% to 6,410.80
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,309.52 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$61.28 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Eclipx Group Ltd (ASX: ECX) share price which rose by nearly 20%.
Gold miners had a very strong day today with investors worrying about the international share market. The Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) share price went up 7.2% and the Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) share price increased by 6.9%.
The Volpara Health Technologies Ltd (ASX: VHT) share price went into a trading halt today as it announced a capital raising for an acquisition.
The share price of Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) was one of the worst to fall today in the ASX 200, it dropped by 5.6%.
The pain continued for shareholders of Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) as it dropped 6.7% after last week's earnings guidance.
The share price of Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) rose 2.25% in response to the distribution announcement.
Finally, the share price of Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS) rose 0.3% in response to a new agreement.
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