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 0.22% to 7,079.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.22% to 7,196.30
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,560.56 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.69 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was gold miner Silver Lake Resources Limited. (ASX: SLR) after delivering its quarterly activities report.
The share price of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) climbed 3.7% today with investors expecting a big dividend this reporting season.
An FY20 earnings guidance downgrade sent the share price of NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) down 12.7%. Investors appear to be worried for Medibank Private Limited (ASX: MPL), sending its share price down 2.4%.
It was an even tougher day for retailer Kogan.Com Ltd (ASX: KGN) after falling 22% after giving a business update for December 2019.
The share price of Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) fell another 1.8% as it tried to reassure investors about the effects of the bushfires on its upcoming result.
It was yet another tough day for Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK) after providing further guidance about its FY20 numbers, its share price declined 14.3%.
Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) announced its December 2019 traffic performance today, sending the share price down by 0.6%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
