Investing.com – Australian shares were lower at the close on Friday, as shares led by losses in the , and , and sectors.
The index fell 0.10% at the close in Sydney.
The best performer of the session on the index came from shares of St. Barbara Limited (ASX:), which rose 10.00%, equivalent to 0.04 points, to end the session trading at 0.38. Meanwhile, shares of Austal Limited (ASX:) added 9.85%, or 0.27 points, to end the day at $3.01, and they Appan Limited (ASX:), which advanced 6.90% or 0.14 points at the end of trading at 2.17.
The worst performers of the session were shares in Zip Company Limited (ASX:), which fell 2.67% or 0.08 points to trade at $2.92 at the close. PointsBet Holdings Limited Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX:) fell 2.21% or 0.02 points to 0.67 and Steadfast Group Ltd (ASX:) fell 1.98% or 0.11 points to 5.45.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered negative ones by 517 to 501, while 403 closed unchanged.
St. Barbara Ltd (ASX:) shares hit new 52-week high; increased by 10.00% or from 0.04 to 0.38. Appen Ltd (ASX:) shares hit 52-week high; Increased by 6.90% or 0.14 to 2.17.
which measures the implied volatility of options on the S&P/ASX 200 index, rose 3.43% to 11.97.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 1.35%, or 35.45, to $2,661.45 a troy ounce. In other commodities, crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.25% or 2.38 to trade at $75.62 a barrel, while Brent crude futures for delivery in December rose 3.30% or 2.53 to trade at $79.11 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.01% at 0.67, while AUD/JPY slipped 0.09% to 100.22.
In turn, the dollar futures index rose 0.01% to 102.68.
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