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 0.17% to 6,104.10
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.12% to 6,212.80
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,280.15 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$73.15 a barrel
The best-performing ASX200 share today was mining company Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR), it went up by 3.6%.
However, the worst-performer in the ASX200 was lithium miner Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY), it fell by 3.7%.
The share price of South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) has fallen by 1.3% after announcing it would spend $1.75 billion acquiring a Canadian mining company.
Xero Limited's (ASX: XRO) shares fell by 0.5% after a major share sale was announced.
The Pushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX: PPH) share price could come under pressure after it was announced the co-founder would be selling all of his shares. It was down 2.2% before the trading halt.
Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) was up 2.2% as worries about its near-term future seem a little less troubling according to the market today.
Among some of the other largest falls in the ASX200 were Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL) which fell by 2.5% and Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) which dropped by 2.4%.
Here are some of today's top stories:
