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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.22%

investing.com 02/09/2024 - 06:30 AM

Australia Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Energy, and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were:
Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS), which rose 5.09% or 0.09 points to trade at 1.76 at the close.
Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL), which added 3.37% or 0.13 points to end at 3.99.
NIB Holdings (ASX:NHF), which was up 3.19% or 0.20 points to 6.46 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX), which fell 6.74% or 0.21 points to trade at 2.84 at the close.
St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM), which declined 5.88% or 0.02 points to end at 0.24.
Rea Group Ltd (ASX:REA), which was down 5.51% or 12.07 points to 206.93.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 623 to 523, with 416 ending unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.28% to 10.97.

Commodities

  • Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 5.35 to $2,532.95 a troy ounce.
  • Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.60% or 0.44 to hit $73.11 a barrel.
  • The November Brent oil contract fell 0.70% or 0.54 to trade at $76.39 a barrel.

Currency

  • AUD/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 0.68.
  • AUD/JPY rose 0.34% to 99.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.60.




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