After the market closed on Wednesday, shares in Australia went down because of losses in the IT, consumer discretionary, and A-REIT sectors.
When trading ended in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.23 percent.
The best performer on the S&P/ASX 200 was Iress Ltd (ASX:IRE), which rose 4.51 percent or 0.47 points to close at 10.89.In late trade, APA Group (ASX: APA) rose 4.20 percent or 0.45 points to end at 11.16, while Rea Group Ltd (ASX: REA) rose 3.89 percent or 3.86 points to 103.20.
The worst performer was St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM), which fell 18.14 percent or 0.21 points to close at 0.93.Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) dropped 11.43 percent, or 0.06 points, to 0.47, while Blackmores Ltd (ASX: BKL) dropped 8.90 percent, or 6.38 points, to 65.31.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, the number of stocks that went down was 911 more than the number that went up (562), and 354 stocks stayed the same.
Shares of St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) dropped to their lowest level in five years, dropping 18.14%, or 0.21, to 0.93. Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) shares fell 11.43 percent, or 0.06 cents, to $0.47, the lowest price in 5 years.Shares of Blackmores Ltd (ASX: BKL) fell to 52-week lows, falling 8.90%, or 6.38 points, to 65.31.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, as measured by the VIX, fell 2.28 percent to 20.21.
Gold futures for delivery in August went down 0.45%, or $8.35, to $1,830.45 per troy ounce. Crude oil for August delivery fell 5.30 percent, or $5.80, to $103.72 per barrel, while Brent oil fell 4.84 percent, or $5.55, to $109.10 per barrel.
The AUD/USD fell 1.03 percent to 0.69, while the AUD/JPY fell 1.29 percent to 93.96.
The US Dollar Index futures were up 0.31 percent at 104.53.
