Investing.com – Australian shares were lower after Thursday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
They lost 0.28% at the close in Sydney.
The session’s best performers on the stock exchange were Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:), which rose 9.88% or 0.12 points to close at 1.34. In the meantime, IPH Ltd (ASX:) added 4.03% or 0.19 points to end at 4.91 and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:) rose 3.96% or 0.09 points to 2.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Downer Edi Ltd (ASX:), which fell 5.95% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.37 at the close. AP Eagers Ltd (ASX:) fell 5.70% or 0.69 points to end at 11.42 and Domino’S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:) fell 3.93% or 1.20 points to 29.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 629 to 442, with 452 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 0.15% to 10.23.
February gold futures fell 0.29%, or 7.90, to $2,748.80 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery rose 0.21% or 0.15 to $70.44 per barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.25 to $73.77 per barrel. barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged up 0.77% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY rose 0.74% to 97.83.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.12% to 106.26.
