After the market closed on Thursday, Australian equities declined as a result of losses in the metals, mining, and energy sectors.
The S&P/ASX 200 decreased 0.75% at the Sydney market’s close.
Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) was the best session performer on the S&P/ASX 200, rising 7.69% or 0.02 points to close at 0.21.Silver Lake Resources Ltd. (ASX:SLR) was up 3.88% or 0.05 points to 1.34 in the late afternoon, and Westgold Resources Ltd. (ASX:WGX) gained 3.95% or 0.03 points to close at 0.79.
Downer Edi Ltd (ASX:DOW) had the worst session performance, falling 20.42% or 0.98 points to close trading at 3.82.South32 Ltd (ASX:S32) was down 5.08% or 0.22 points to 4.11, while Collins Foods Ltd (ASX:CKF) dropped 5.10% or 0.39 points to finish at 7.26.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, declining equities outweighed rising ones by 760 to 556, and 375 finished unchanged.
Downer Edi Ltd. (ASX:DOW) stock dropped 20.42% or 0.98 to reach 52-week lows. Collins Foods Ltd. (ASX:CKF) stock lost 5.10% or 0.39 to reach 52-week lows.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options is represented by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which decreased 2.84% to 12.74.
A troy ounce of gold priced in futures for February delivery decreased by 0.02% or $0.40 to $1,797.60. The price of crude oil for delivery in January increased by 1.31% or 0.94 to reach $72.95 per barrel, while the price of the February Brent oil contract increased by 1.19% or 0.92 to reach $78.09 per barrel.
AUD/USD remained the same at 0.67, while AUD/JPY increased by 0.28% to 92.07.
At 105.05, the US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.01%.
