Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 unchanged 0%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Cimic Group Ltd (ASX:CIM), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 16.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 1.630 and Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 2.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Appen Ltd (ASX:APX), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 8.14 at the close. Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:CUV) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 21.64 and Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) was 0% or 0 points to 3.81.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 1313 to 268 and 307 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cimic Group Ltd (ASX:CIM) unchanged to 52-week highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 16.25. Shares in Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) unchanged to 3-years lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 8.14. Shares in Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:CUV) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 21.64. Shares in Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 3.81.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.501.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0% to 0.7206, while AUD/JPY unchanged 0% to 82.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.