After the market closed on Friday, Australia’s stocks went down because the Metals & Mining, Materials, and Resources sectors all lost value.
The S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.87 percent at the end of the day in Sydney.
The best performer on the S&P/ASX 200 was Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:QUB), which rose 5.08% or 0.13 points to 2.69 at the session’s end.Meanwhile, Vicinity Centres Re Ltd (ASX:VCX) went up 4.28%, or 0.08 points, to end at $1.95, and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) went up 4.23%, or 0.03 points, to $0.74 in late trade.
Champion Iron Ltd (ASX:CIA), which fell 9.16% or 0.48 points to close at 4.76, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Silver Lake Resources Ltd (ASX:SLR) fell 8.23%, or 0.10 points, to end at 1.12, and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) fell 8.15%, or 1.31 points, to 14.76.
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On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 798 stocks that went down, 493 that went up, and 378 that stayed the same.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, as measured by the VIX, increased by 0.10% to 17.39, a new 1-month low.
Gold futures for delivery in December went down by 0.58%, or $9.70, to $1,655.90 an ounce. Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.59%, or $1.42, to $87.66 per barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.28%, or $1.22, to $93.82 per barrel.
The AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.64, and the AUD/JPY went up by 0.04% to 94.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.25 percent to 110.73.
