
© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of commerce; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.46%
Investing.com – Australia stocks have been lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses within the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the misplaced 0.46%.
The finest performers of the session on the have been Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:), which rose 3.41% or 0.07 factors to commerce at 1.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX:) added 3.29% or 0.13 factors to finish at 4.08 and Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:) was up 3.29% or 0.08 factors to 2.51 in late commerce.
The worst performers of the session have been Appen Ltd (ASX:), which fell 7.25% or 0.10 factors to commerce at 1.22 at the close. Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:) declined 6.55% or 0.06 factors to finish at 0.79 and St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) was down 5.00% or 0.01 factors to 0.19.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 735 to 483 and 423 ended unchanged.
Shares in Appen Ltd (ASX:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.25% or 0.10 to 1.22. Shares in Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:) fell to all time lows; down 6.55% or 0.06 to 0.79.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 choices, was down 7.66% to 11.08.
Gold Futures for December supply was down 0.20% or 3.95 to $1,949.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Crude oil for supply in November fell 0.99% or 0.90 to hit $89.58 a barrel, whereas the November Brent oil contract fell 0.98% or 0.92 to commerce at $93.42 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 0.65, whereas AUD/JPY rose 0.22% to 95.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 104.82.