Overview
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, with losses in the Consumer Staples, Utilities, and Materials sectors pulling shares down.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.25%.
Best Performers
The best performers on the S&P/ASX 200 included:
– Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH): rose 8.22% (0.06 points) to close at 0.79.
– Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN): increased 9.20% (3.32 points) to reach 39.40.
– Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL): up 8.40% (0.60 points) to finish at 7.74.
Worst Performers
The worst performers of the session were:
– Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX:NIC): fell 6.22% (0.06 points) to trade at 0.90.
– AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL): declined 6.01% (0.67 points) to end at 10.48.
– Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP): down 3.07% (1.06 points) to 33.48.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 608 to 506, with 461 unchanged.
Shares in Pointsbet Holdings Ltd and Nuix Ltd reached 52-week and 3-year highs, respectively.
Market Indices
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, increased by 2.89% to reach a new 1-month high of 13.73.
Commodities
- Gold Futures (December delivery): down 0.23% ($6.50) to $2,794.30 per troy ounce.
- Crude Oil (December delivery): rose 0.70% ($0.48) to $69.09 per barrel.
- Brent Oil (January contract): up 0.69% ($0.50) to trade at $72.66 per barrel.
Currency Exchange
- AUD/USD was unchanged at 0.02% to 0.66.
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AUD/JPY fell 0.30% to 100.53.
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US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.16% to 104.03.
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