© Reuters. Australian shares down at close of business; S&P/ASX 200 falls 0.40%
Investing.com – Australian stocks closed lower on Thursday as losses in the , and sectors sent shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, it fell 0.40% to hit a new 1-month low.
The session’s top performers in were AP Eagers Ltd (ASX:), which was up 8.97%, or 1.07 points to trade at 1:00 p.m. to close. Meanwhile, Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:) added 8.70% or 0.26 points to finish at 3.25 and Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:) rose 6.49%, or 0.20 points, to 3.28 in late trade.
The session’s worst performers were Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:), which fell 0.38 points or 16.89% to trade at 1.90 at close. bega cheese (ASX:) was down 7.78% or 0.28 points to close at 3.32 and Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:) was down 6.80% or 0.44 points to 6.03.
Shares going down outnumbered those going up on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 682 to 612 with 362 ending unchanged.
Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:) shares rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.70% or 0.26 to 3.25.
The , which measures the implied volatility of options on the S&P/ASX 200, was down 2.68% at 12.64.
Gold futures for April delivery fell 4.35, or 0.24%, to $1,837.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trade, crude oil for April delivery rose 0.16, or 0.22%, to settle at $74.11 a barrel, while the April Brent contract rose 0.21 % or 0.17 to trade at $80.77 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.35% at 0.68, while AUD/JPY rose 0.32% to 92.06.
US dollar index futures were down 0.14% at 104.38.
