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 0.64% to 5,941.60
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.65% to 6,044.00
- AUD/USD at US 79.2 cents
- Gold at US$1,347.68 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.4 a barrel
The ASX indices both finished comfortably higher today.
A lot of companies have reported today, here's how the market reacted to some of them.
The best reaction today in the ASX200 has been to GWA Group Ltd's (ASX: GWA) report, the share price grew by 11.4% in response to the company reporting that profit had grown by 7%.
Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX: IFN) shareholders were also winners today after the share price climbed 9.91% in response to its report today.
Funeral operator InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) disappointed investors with its report, its share price declined 7.5% today on news of a declining market share and its prediction of flat operating earnings for FY18.
The oOh!Media Ltd (ASX: OML) share price grew by 4.52% after the company reported 35% profit growth.
Citadel Group Ltd (ASX: CGL) delivered 29% earnings per share growth, but the share price dropped by 5.31%.
GetSwift Ltd (ASX: GSW) came out of its trading halt today, the share price promptly dropped by 55%.
The share price of NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) grew by 2.64% after investors reacted to its report.
Finally, the Domain Holdings Australia Limited (ASX: DHG) share price rose by 4.53% today, even after it reported a profit drop.
Here are some of today's top stories:
