Australia’s stocks are down at the end of the day, with the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.52 percent.
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After the market closed on Wednesday, Australia’s stocks went down because the energy, resources, and metals and mining sectors all lost value.
When trading ended in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.52 percent.
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) had the best session performance on the S&P/ASX 200.It gained 14.03 percent, or 0.77 points, to close the day at 6.26.In late trade, Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Zip) rose 12.75 percent or 0.07 points to 0.57, while EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) rose 10.51 percent or 0.14 points to 1.42.
St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM), which fell 9.50% or 0.09 points to trade at 0.81 at the end of the day, was the worst performer. At 1.17, Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX: WGX) fell 9.30%, or 0.12 points, to end at 1.17, and Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA) fell 8.65%, or 0.45 points, to 4.75.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 720 stocks that went down, 641 that went up, and 334 that stayed the same.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, as measured by the VIX, increased by 0.14 percent to 18.82.
Gold futures for delivery in August went up 0.2%, or $3.45, to $1,767.35 per troy ounce. In other commodity trading, the price of crude oil for August delivery rose 1.56 percent, or $1.55, to $101.05 per barrel, while the price of Brent oil for September delivery rose 2.06 percent, or $2.12, to $104.89 per barrel.
AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.68, while AUD/JPY went down to 92.32, a 0.10 percent change.
At 106.27, the US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.04 percent.