Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Monday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.07% to 7,125.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.08% to 7,221.40
- AUD/USD at US 67 cents
- Gold at US$1,582.96 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$57.16 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was National Storage REIT (ASX: NSR), its share price rose another 6% today as a takeover gets closer.
Logistics business Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) reported today, sending its share price higher by 4%.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) went into a trading halt this morning for a capital raising after the regional bank reported its result with a dividend cut.
Insurance company QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) also reported its result today, sending its share price up more than 4%.
The Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX: JIN) share price fell 7%, making it the worst performer in the ASX 200.
The share price of Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX) climbed a further 4% after the petrol company gave another takeover update.
Investors continue to exit Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) because of the coronavirus in China, its share price fell another 4.7% today.
Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) suffered a share price setback of 6.5%, making it one of the worst performers today.
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