ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Monday: 8 shares you missed

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished lower on Monday.

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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 2.27% to 5,552.50
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 2.26% to 5,627.50
  • AUD/USD at US 72 cents
  • Gold at US$1,249.65 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$61.99 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was gold miner Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL), its share price rose by an impressive 5.2%.

In-fact, today's market volatility caused the gold industry to have a very good day. Some of the biggest gains included Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) which went up 2.7%.

Most of the ASX ended in the red today. One of the worst falls belonged to Automotive Holdings Group Ltd (ASX: AHG), it fell by 10.9% on worries of falling new car sales.

Shareholders of WAAAX shares experienced some painful declines including Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) which fell 5.7% and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) shares dropped 4.8%.

The results of the latest 5G spectrum auction wins were announced by ASX businesses today. The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price went down 1.3% and the TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) share price fell 0.1%.

Finally, the share price of Australian Ethical Investment Limited (ASX: AEF) dropped 5.6% after providing earnings guidance for FY19.

Here are some of today's top stories:

Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of Australian Ethical Investment Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Telstra Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of AFTERPAY T FPO and WiseTech Global. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Automotive Holdings Group Limited and TPG Telecom Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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