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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.08% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.08%

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

The Sydney close saw the stock fall 0.08%.

These were the best performers of the session Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:), rose 7.9% or 0.23 point to trade at 3.43 at close. Meanwhile, South32 Ltd (ASX.:) added 5.88% or 0.29 to end at 5.31. Mineral Resources Ltd. ASX.: was up 3.57%, 1.88 points to 56.59 in late trading.

Omni Bridgeway Ltd. (ASX) was the worst performer of the session, falling 6.05% (0.23 points) to close at 3.57. Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:). The ASX declined 5.36%, or 0.11 points, to finish at 1.86 Idp Education Ltd (ASX): The ASX was at 4.84% and 1.53 points lower than 30.05.

By 715 to 706 and 407 respectively, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on the Sydney Stock Exchange.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 8.63% to 13.14.

The April delivery of Gold Futures was lower by 0.92%, or 18.00, to $1931.20 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which fell 1.53% to $98.75/barrel in May, and June Brent oil, which fell 1.7% to $103.48/barrel.

While AUD/USD was steady at 0.75 to 0.75, AUD/JPY rose by 0.84% and climbed to 91.78.

At 98.57, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.2%.

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