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 0.48% to 6,825.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.47% to 6,911.40
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,414.84 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.10 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the share price of buy now, pay later company Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) which rose around 4% after announcing who would be doing its AUSTRAC audit.
However, at the bottom of the ASX 200 performance table was Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) which reported its FY19 result and guided for more growth in FY20, yet the share price fell 6.2%.
The AFR made reference today to allegations regarding links between criminals and the junket operators Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) uses to funnel gamblers to its casinos, sending the share price down 3.2%.
The share price of Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX: BUB) climbed almost 6% as the infant formula company revealed an impressive quarter.
Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) suffered a share price fall of over 2% after the resource business announced its quarterly numbers.
The EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) share priced increased by 2.2% as it acquired the last 25% of PerfectCard.
The share price of Cash Converters International Ltd (ASX: CCV) fell another 6.7% after releasing some preliminary numbers for FY19.
Finally, the share price of National Veterinary Care Ltd (ASX: NVL) climbed over 7% after announcing another acquisition to the market.
Here are some of today's top stories:
