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 0.71% to 6,563.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.75% to 6,686.70
- AUD/USD at US 67 cents
- Gold at US$1,505.98 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$58.33 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CUV) after renewing its CEO employment agreement.
ASX tech shares recovered lost ground from last week, following on from a strong day for the US market on Friday. The WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price rose over 4% and the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price increased by 2.25%.
Pharmaceutical company Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) saw its share price fall another 3.5% after last week's large deal.
The share price of Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) declined by 2.3% with the internationally-focused fund manager's funds under management (FUM) failing to impress last week.
Gold company Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) saw its share price glitter 1% higher with investors pleased by its quarterly production update for September 2019.
Remote communications business Speedcast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) saw its share price fall 4.4%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
Finally, the share price of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) rose by 3.3%, making it the best-performing large resource business today.
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