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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.15% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.15%

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

After the Sydney closing, the index fell 0.15% to reach a new one-month low.

Worley Ltd. (ASX) was the best performer of the session, rising 6.11% or 0.58 point to close at 10.08. AGL Energy Ltd. (ASX:), which gained 3.99% or 0.21 to close at 5.47, also added 3.99%. Fletcher Building Ltd In late trade, the ASX: was up 3.3% (or 0.200 points) to 6.590

These were the worst performers of the session. Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX): The ASX fell by 7.59% (0.150 points), to close at 1.825 Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX) fell 6.47%, or 1.05 points, to finish at 15.19. Afterpay Touch Group Ltd Ltd (ASX) dropped 6.08%, or 6.48 point to 100.02.

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stock by 915 to 461, and ended the day unchanged at 392

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.05% to 15.196.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was lower by 0.49%, or 8.75, to $1775.55 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery rose by 1.49%, or 0.98, to reach $66.55 per barrel. Meanwhile, the February Brent oil contract rose 1.05 or 1.52% to trade at $69.92/barrel.

AUD/USD rose by 0.00% at 0.7104 while AUD/JPY rose by 0.43% at 80.44.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.8% at 96.105.

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