The Gold, Metals & Mining, and Materials sectors all lost money on Thursday night, which caused the Australian stock market to go down.
At Sydney’s market close, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.02% to a new 1-month low.
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A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:A2M) was the top-performing stock on the S&P/ASX 200 during the day, gaining 2.70 percent, or 0.15 points, to close at $5.70. Perenti Global Ltd (ASX:PRN) rose 1.92 percent, or 0.02 points, to close at 0.80, while Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) rose 1.91 percent, or 0.03 points, to 1.34 in late trading.
Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) was the worst performer of the day, falling 15.86%, or 0.46 points, to close at $2.44. Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) is down 9.26%, or 0.08 points, to close at 0.74, while Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU) fell 8.57%, or 0.14 points, to 1.44.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, stocks that went down outnumbered those that went up by 941 to 404, and 372 stayed the same.
The price per share of Ramelius Resources Ltd. (ASX:RMS) plummeted by 9.26%, or 0.08, to 0.74, a three-year low.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, a measure of the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, increased by 5.00% to 15.91.
Gold Futures for December delivery decreased by 0.56%, or $9.70 per troy ounce, to $1,716.50. Crude oil for October delivery declined 0.86 percent, or $0.77, to $88.78 per barrel, while Brent oil for November delivery fell 0.79 percent, or $0.76, to $94.88 per barrel.
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AUD/USD remained constant at 0.68, while AUD/JPY increased by 0.1% to 95.13.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.25 percent to 108.94.
