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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.58% By Investing.com

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© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.58%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

The Sydney closing price fell by 0.58%

Whitehaven Coal Ltd., (ASX:) rose 4.6% or 0.140 to trade at 3.5990 at the closing. Virgin Money PLC, ASX:), added 3.86% (or 0.14 points) to trade at 3.77. Austal Ltd The ASX: was 0.06 points higher at 1.93, up 3.21% in late trade

These were the worst performers of the session. A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:), fell 7.67%, or 0.50 points, to trade at 6.02 by the close. Flight Centre Ltd (ASX) fell 6.63%, or 1.62 points, to finish at 22.81 Webjet Ltd (ASX:), was at 6.9% and 0.41 points lower than the previous 6.21.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 720 to 643, and 398 was unchanged.

Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (ASX) shares rose to 52-week peak; an increase of 4.06% (0.140 to 3.5990).

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.26% to 15.467.

Dec delivery gold futures fell 0.59% to $1750.45 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.47% to reach $79.30/barrel in November, and the December Brent crude oil contract, which rose 2.07% to $82.94/barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.70%, to 0.7240. AUD/JPY dropped 0.54%, to 80.82.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.45% to 94.203

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