Australia Stock Market Update

Overview

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with gains in the Consumer Staples, Utilities, and Gold sectors leading the rise in shares.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.18%.

Best Performers

The top performers on the S&P/ASX 200 were:
– South32 Ltd (ASX:S32): +6.20% or +0.22 points to 3.77
– Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN): +5.76% or +1.93 points to 35.46
– Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL): +3.41% or +0.03 points to 0.91

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Appen Ltd (ASX:APX): -6.91% or -0.19 points to 2.56
– Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG): -5.59% or -0.02 points to 0.38
– Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP): -3.27% or -0.11 points to 3.25

Market Summary

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 558 to 557, with 444 remaining unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.30% to 10.97.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.85% or 21.80 to $2,591.90 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for January delivery increased 0.18% or 0.12 to $67.04 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for January rose 0.24% or 0.17 to $71.21 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• AUD/USD was unchanged at 0.65.
• AUD/JPY rose 0.21% to 99.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 106.65.