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 0.55% to 5,996.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.53% to 6,101.40
- AUD/USD at US 79 cents
- Gold at US$1,324.30 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$65.58 a barrel
The ASX indices started the week with a positive day after more good news surrounding the USA and North Korean talks emerged.
The biggest gain in the ASX200 belonged to Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT), it rose 6.45% today on the back of an oil price rise.
BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX: BSL) rose by 3.66% after the Trump Administration indicated that Australia would be exempt from steel tariffs.
The HT&E Ltd (ASX: HT1) share price grew by 3.4% today after announcing that Adshel has extended the Sydney Trains contract.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) saw its share price fall by 4.59% today after announcing that a limited breakthrough of tailings material was identified at the Cadia northern tailings dam embankment. This will negatively affect the FY18 result.
The APN Outdoor Group Ltd (ASX: APO) share price fell by 3.81% today on no news.
Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) fell by a further 2.95% today as investors reassessed how much the franchisor's shares are worth.
Finally, there seems to be no stopping a2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) or Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) as they rose 2.8% and 1.49% respectively today.
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