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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.51% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.51%

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

At Sydney’s close, they lost 0.5%.

Sims Metal Management Ltd. (ASX) was the best performer of the session, rising 13.68%, or 2.05 points, to trade at 17.04. at the closing. Meanwhile, Brambles Ltd (ASX) gained 6.16%, or 0.580 point to reach 10.000. Seek Ltd was up 6.08% (or 1.69 points) to 29.47 late trade.

Beach Energy Ltd. (ASX:) fell 10.46%, or 0.170 point to trade at 1.4555 at the closing. Mineral Resources Ltd. (ASX) fell 5.34%, or 2.73 point to close at 48.44 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX) fell 5.10%, or 1.160 points, to 21.590.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 948 to 452 while 397 ended unaffected.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.26% to 17.512.

For April delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.44% to $1877.55 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which fell 0.92 or 0.96% to reach $94.54/barrel, and April Brent oil, which fell 0.88 or 0.91% to trade at $95.60/barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.14%, to 0.7115. AUD/JPY dropped 0.30% to 82.07.

At 96.200, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.16%.

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