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 0.06% to 6,673.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.07% to 6,782.00
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,506.42 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$66.25 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) share price which increased by 55% after receiving a large takeover bid from a Chinese suitor.
Another of today's biggest gains belonged to the Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) share price which rose by 9.4%.
The attack on Saudi Arabia sent the oil price higher, which sent the share price of Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) up by 6.5% and the BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price grew by over 3%.
At the red end of the ASX 200, the Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price fell 4.5% with the rising oil price.
A negative business update sent the share price of Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX: SGM) lower by 13.3%.
The iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) share price went up 11.3% today on some patent news.
Finally, the share price of FBR Ltd (ASX: FBR) went up over 1% after revealing a new agreement.
Here are some of today's top stories:
