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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.39% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.39%

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

The Sydney close saw the stock rise 0.39%, reaching a new one-month high.

These were the best performers of the session Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX): The ASX rose by 8.55%, or 0.37 points, to close at 4.70. During the meantime, News Corp. DRC (ASX) gained 6.94%, or 2.20 points, to reach 33.90 Northern Star Resources Late trade saw Ltd (ASX) rise 6.31%, or 0.570 points, to 9.600

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (ASX) was the worst performer of the session, falling 12.48% or 5.06 point to trade at 35.50 by the end. Virgin Money PLC(ASX:), fell 11.27%, or 0.40 point to finish at 3.15. Afterpay Touch Group Ltd. was down 5.53%, or 6.88 to 117.50.

Stocks that are rising outnumbered those in decline on the Sydney Stock Exchange were 718 to 6,61 and 447, respectively.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.47% to 11.857.

For December delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.29% to $1798.65 an ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.52 or 0.66 to reach $79.33/barrel, and January Brent oil, which rose 0.24 or 0.03 to trade at $80.78/barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.11% at 0.7391, while AUD/JPY dropped 0.10% to 84.06.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.5% at 94.290.

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