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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.20%
© Reuters. Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.20%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms Services, Utilities and A-REITs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Ozforex Grp (AX:OFX), which rose 6.21% or 0.090 points to trade at 1.540 at the close. Meanwhile, Costa Group Holdings Ltd (AX:CGC) added 5.78% or 0.170 points to end at 3.110 and APN Outdoor Group Ltd (AX:APO) was up 5.21% or 0.260 points to 5.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isentia Group Ltd (AX:ISD), which fell 26.77% or 0.870 points to trade at 2.380 at the close. Platinum Asset Management Ltd (AX:PTM) declined 7.41% or 0.430 points to end at 5.370 and Syrah Res F (AX:SYR) was down 6.35% or 0.205 points to 3.025.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 573 to 479 and 291 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isentia Group Ltd (AX:ISD) fell to 52-week lows; falling 26.77% or 0.870 to 2.380. Shares in Syrah Res F (AX:SYR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.35% or 0.205 to 3.025.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 5.85% to 13.444.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.20% or 2.50 to $1226.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $45.51 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.08 to trade at $46.55 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.01% to 0.7478, while AUD/JPY fell 0.09% to 81.52.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 100.32.
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