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) up 0.12% to 6,077.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.18% to 6,187.70
- AUD/USD at US 79.5 cents
- Gold at US$1,340.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$69.90 a barrel
The ASX indices have posted another green day today.
Today was a very positive day for the gold miners. Evolution Mining Limited (ASX: EVN) gained 6.64%, Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) was up 5.86%, Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) rose by 4.53% and St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) grew by 4.3%.
The biggest rise in the ASX200 today came from Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX), which gained 6.8% today on no news. Investors must be thinking that the sell-off over the last year has been overdone.
The biggest fall in the ASX200 came from Nextdc Ltd (ASX: NXT), which was down 4.03% due to a broker downgrade.
LiveTiles Ltd (ASX: LVT) launched its retail AI product with Microsoft today at a retailer show in New York. The share price rose by 5.95% today as a result.
To round off today's news, Auscann Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: AC8) and Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) rose by 8.43% and 5.89% respectively.
Here are some of today's top stories:
