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 0.14% to 5,646.40
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.12% to 5,709.40
- AUD/USD at US 71 cents
- Gold at US$1,281.95 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$53.82 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was renewable energy business Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX: IFN), its share price finished the final day of the year up 4.5%.
It was a fairly strong day for many resource companies including the Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) share price which went up 3.5% and Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) shares were up 3.3%.
The Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) share price finished 4.2% higher after announcing a production update to the market.
Shares of Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) rose by 3.7% with news of insider buying of shares.
The share price of Healius Ltd (ASX: HLS) fell 4.7%, marking a pretty bad day for 'defensive' shares. The InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) share price also declined by 3.5%.
The Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY) share price finished 2.7% lower after giving the market an update about its Sal de Vida operation.
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An Altium insider may think its shares are a buy, but there could be even better investment options out there in this market.
