ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Monday: 8 shares you missed

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

Here's a short recap of the Australian market:

  • S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) higher 0.65% to 6,221.40
  • ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) higher 0.64% to 6,310.80
  • AUD/USD at US 71 cents
  • Gold at US$1,296.09 an ounce
  • Brent Oil at US$70.68 a barrel

The best-performing ASX 200 share today was the Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) share price which increased by 7.73% on the back of its March production announcement.

At the red end of the ASX was the Praemium Ltd (ASX: PPS) share price which plunged 15.3% after the company lost a major client. The Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL) share price went up 2.9% before the market learned it was the new winner, which was announced after close.

The Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX: DHG) share price dropped over 7.2% today after the real estate portal business was on the receiving end of a broker downgrade.

The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price increased by 1.71% because of the business' market announcement about an investment.

The Infratil Ltd (ASX: IFT) share price declined 3.9% after the infrastructure investment business downgraded its earnings guidance for FY19.

The Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price rose nearly 0.5% after the company made an initial response to the Malaysian PM's comments.

Finally, the share price of Atomos Ltd (ASX: AMS) rose nearly 4% after the company released some positive news.

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 Praemium Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Flight Centre Travel Group Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of Netwealth. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Praemium 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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