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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 1.08% -Breaking

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© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 1.08%

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

The decline was 1.08% at the Sydney close.

Resmed Inc DRC(ASX:) was the top performer for the session, rising 3.57% (or 1.200 points) to trade at 33.90 at the closing. Meanwhile, Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX) added 3.42% (0.050 points) to finish at 1.510. AGL Energy Ltd, (ASX) increased 2.75% (0.20 points) until 7.47.

Pendal Group Ltd. ASX: fell 15.82%, or 0.94 points, to trade at 5.05 by the end of the session. Afterpay Touch Group Ltd. (ASX) lost 9.16%, or 6.96 points, to close at 69.03. Zip Co Ltd. (ASX) fell 5.13%, or 0.20 point to 3.70.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 793 to 643, and 392 was unchanged.

Pendal Group Ltd shares (ASX) plunged to 52 week lows. They fell 15.82% (0.94 to 5.00). Afterpay Touch Group Ltd. (ASX) shares fell to 52 week lows, losing 9.16%. Zip Co Ltd’s shares (ASX:), fell to 52 week lows, losing 5.13% (0.20 to 3.70).

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 8.07% to 13.665.

For February delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.33% to $1827.45 or 6.05 oz. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.04 percent to reach $82.16/barrel, and March Brent oil, which rose 0.330% to trade at $84.72/barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.02% at 0.7283, while AUD/JPY dropped 0.37% at 82.82.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.8% at 94.695.

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