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The S&P/ASX 200 is down 0.50 percent at the end of the trading day in Australia.

After the market closed on Thursday, shares in Australia went down because the energy, IT, and resources sectors all lost value.

The S&P/ASX 200 fell by 0.50% when trading ended in Sydney.

Origin Energy Ltd. (ASX:ORG), which rose 34.77% or 2.02 points to trade at $7.83 at the end of the session, did the best on the S&P/ASX 200. Perpetual Ltd (ASX:PPT) rose 14.82 percent, or 4.31 points, to finish at 33.40, while News Corp B DRC (ASX:NWS) rose 8.72 percent, or 2.01 points, to 25.05.

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Pendal Group Ltd. (ASX:PDL), which fell 10.93% or 0.48 points to close at 3.91, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Xero Ltd (ASX:XRO) fell 10.85%, or 7.88 points, to end at 64.74, and Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) fell 5.24 %, or 0.10 points, to 1.81.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 740 stocks that went down, 504 that went up, and 414 that stayed the same.

Origin Energy Ltd. (ASX:ORG) shares went up by 34.77%, or 2.02, to $7.83, which was a 52-week high. Shares of Xero Ltd. (ASX:XRO) fell to 52-week lows, down 10.85%, or $7.88, to $64.74.

The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, which is measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX, went up by 1.49% to 16.40.

Gold futures for delivery in December went down 0.25 percent, or $4.35, to $1,709.35 per troy ounce. In other commodity trading, the price of crude oil for delivery in December dropped 0.41%, or $0.35, to $85.48 per barrel, while the price of Brent oil for delivery in January dropped 0.27%, or $0.25, to $92.40 per barrel.

AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.64, while AUD/JPY went down by 0.5% to 93.65.

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At 110.35, the US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.1%.

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