The company that owns realestate.com.au is considering a bid for a British property website. -AAP Image
The local share market has finished in the green - and not far from record levels - after being down much of the day, while the company that owns realestate.com.au considered a possible multibillion-dollar merger and acquisition deal.
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After dropping 68 points, or 0.8 per cent, in the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ground higher for most of the day, moving into positive territory around 2pm.
It finished Monday near the highs of the day, up 18 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 8,109.9 - less than five points away from its all-time closing high of 8,114.7, set on August 1.
The broader All Ordinaries gained 14.1 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 8,330.8.
In currency, the Australian dollar was buying 67.62 US cents, down from 68.02 US cents at Friday's ASX close.
