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 0.33% to 6.731.80
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.28% to 6,835.60
- AUD/USD at US 68 cents
- Gold at US$1,461.59 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$63.52 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price which climbed 7.4% after giving an update about the AUSTRAC report.
Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX) saw its share price rise 6.8% after announcing a trading update and a potential property IPO.
The share price of toll road business Atlas Arteria Group (ASX: ALX) went up 2.7% today after completing its institutional offer for its acquisition.
The Avita Medical Ltd (ASX: AVH) share price rose 3.6% after announcing some news to the market.
The share price of Nufarm Limited (ASX: NUF) dropped 17.2% after giving an update about its half year result.
After announcing its response plan to the AUSTRAC reporting issues, the Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price fell 1.6%.
A trading update given at the AGM sent the Healius Ltd (ASX: HLS) share price lower by 2.6%.
Finally, the share price of Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) was unmoved after going into a trading halt for a capital raising.
Here are some of today's top stories:
