On Monday, Australian stocks experienced a decline at the close, with the Metals & Mining, Materials, and Healthcare sectors leading to losses.
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Australian stocks
The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney dropped by 0.03%. Among the top performers were Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL), which gained 6.01% to reach 16.76, Elders Ltd (ASX:ELD) with a 4.77% increase to 8.34, and Premier Investments Ltd (ASX:PMV), up 4.15% to 27.83 in late trading.
Conversely, the session’s worst performers included Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL), down 6.28% to 1.72, Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) with a 5.80% decline to 1.30, and IGO Ltd (ASX:IGO), which fell 5.09% to 7.65.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones, with 647 declining, 573 advancing, and 415 remaining unchanged. Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) reached all-time highs, climbing 6.01% to 16.76, while Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) hit 5-year lows, falling 5.80% to 1.30.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, indicating the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, rose by 2.77% to 10.93.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery increased by 0.31% to $2,058.05 per troy ounce. Additionally, Crude oil for March delivery rose by 0.15% to $72.90 per barrel, while the March Brent oil contract increased by 0.23% to $78.47 per barrel.
