© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 1.56%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the fell 1.56% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were BHP Group Ltd (ASX:), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 37.96 at the close. Meanwhile, AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 6.87 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX:) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 15.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BHP Group Ltd (ASX:), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 37.96 at the close. AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 6.87 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX:) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 15.99.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 7.84% to 17.50 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.47% or 7.95 to $1,667.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.78% or 0.65 to hit $83.59 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.64 to trade at $90.47 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 0.66, while AUD/JPY rose 0.73% to 96.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.86% at 111.29.
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