Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Monday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.24% to 6,210.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.21% to 6,308.70
- AUD/USD at US 74 cents
- Gold at US$1,270.00 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$74.24 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ASX: API), it went up by 6.64% after announcing an acquisition.
Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) shares increased by 6.36% after last week's negative reaction due to a negative short seller report.
Another share to grow well today was Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX: KMD), it's up by 14% after it released a positive trading update and profit guidance.
The Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price went up 5.4% with gold prices going up in recent times.
Telecommunications business Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) went down 3.3% after announcing that it was restructuring its debt.
Metcash Limited (ASX: MTS) announced its full-year result today as well as a buy-back, its share price went up 2.2%.
The share price of Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CUV) went up 12.6% after the company announced it was launching its product in the USA.
Finally, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) shares dropped by 2.3% after announcing it was restructuring its business with some large divestments.
Here are some of today's top stories:
