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 0.01% to 6,649.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.05% to 6,754.90
- AUD/USD at US 69 cents
- Gold at US$1,489.81 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$59.26 a barrel
One of the best-performing ASX 200 shares today was the Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP) share price which rose 6.6% after providing a quarterly update.
Another attack from the short seller sent the WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) share price down another 12.3% and into a trading halt.
The retirement of the CEO of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) sent the share price lower by 11.6% today.
A defence of its business model wasn't enough to stop the Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price sliding another 4%.
The quarterly update from Lynas Corporation Ltd (ASX: LYC) sent the share price up 2.8%.
Sizeable acquisition news sent the Think Childcare Ltd (ASX: TNK) share price higher by 4.7%.
The share price of Cann Group Ltd (ASX: CAN) fell 4.7% after giving a trading update.
Finally, the share price of Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX: KMD) is up another 2%, hitting a new high.
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