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 quick recap of the Aussie market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.6%
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.6%
- AUD/USD at US 79.29 cents
- Gold at US$1,261 an ounce, up 0.7%
- Oil at US$45.77 a barrel, down 2.4%
Weighing on the market were shares of oil and gas businesses Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG) and Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL). Neither company released any material news to the market but appeared to be reacting to a selloff of oil prices.
Also amongst the worst-performing companies on Monday was Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) and Caltex Australia Limited (ASX: CTX).
Data centre owner Nextdc Ltd (ASX: NXT) fell more than 3% after it responded to claims from 360 Capital Group Ltd (ASX: TGP). Nextdc shares are down 12% this month.
At the other end of the market, gold miners Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) and Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM).
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