ASX 200 drops, Santos entices CEO, Centuria acquires again on Monday 12 April 2021

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended the down lower by 0.3% today to 6,974 points.

It was a painful day for some ASX resource shares, including the Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX: NIC) share price which fell 7.7%.

Here are some of the other highlights from the ASX:

The Santos share price went up close to 1% after investors learned that the CEO would be staying.

The energy business has agreed to provide Mr Kevin Gallagher with a once-off growth projects incentive to ensure he sees through the successful delivery of the ASX 200 company’s major growth projects and energy transition strategy to 2025.

Santos pointed out that since February 2016, he has led…