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 quick recap of the Aussie market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.9%
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.9%
- AUD/USD at US 79.34 cents
- Gold at US$1,264 an ounce, down 0.8%
- Oil at US$49.58 a barrel, up 1.1%
Lifting the ASX today were shares of BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX: BSL) following an analyst report which valued the company at $15 per share. The steel producer did not release any material news to the market.
Shares of oil and gas business Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) rose 4% while minerals business South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) rose 3.4% despite no news.
Further down the market, Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX) and Blackmores Limited (ASX: BKL) rose 5% and 4%, respectively. Once again no material news was released by either company.
At the other end of the performance tables were shares of casino business Crown Limited (ASX: CWN), which fell 4% following the release of its full year results. The company reported revenue down 7.5% and net profit 16% lower than last year.
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