The stock market in Australia closed with growth, S&P/ASX 200 added 0.30%
Investing.com – Australia’s stock market finished trading on Monday with growth due to strengthening of sectors of the metal industry, raw materials and energy.
At the close of the Sydney Stock Exchange, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.30% to a 3-month high.
In the growth leaders among the components of the S&P/ASX 200 index following the results of today’s trading were shares of GWA Group Ltd (AX: GWA), which rose in price by 0,200 p. (5.38%), to close at 3.920. Quotes Beach Energy Ltd (AX: BPT) rose by 0.070 points (4.13%), completing trades at the level of 1,765. Paper Healthscope (AX: HSO) rose in price by 0.100 p. (4.05%), to close at around 2,570.
Leaders of the fall were shares of Lynas Corp Ltd (AX: LYC), whose price fell by 0.240 points (8.82%), completing the session at 2.480. Shares of News Corp B DRC (AX: NWS) climbed 1.340 points (5.96%), closing at 21.160, while Telstra Corp Ltd (AX: TLS) declined by 0.140 points (4.38%) and finished trading at around 3,060.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, the number of securities that rose in price (617) exceeded the number of closed shares in the red (609), while quotations of 383 shares remained almost unchanged.
Share prices of GWA Group Ltd (AX: GWA) rose to a maximum, rising 5.38%, 0.200 points, and finished trading at 3.920. Shares of Beach Energy Ltd (AX: BPT) rose to a 3-year high, rising by 4.13%, 0.070 points, and finished trading at 1.765. Share quotes of Healthscope (AX: HSO) rose to 52-week high, rising by 4.05%, 0.100 points, and completed trading at around 2,570. Share prices of Telstra Corp Ltd (AX: TLS) fell to a minimum, falling by 4.38%, 0.140 points, and finished trading at around 3,060.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX volatility index, which is formed on the basis of trading options on the S&P/ASX 200, fell by 4.05% to 10.888.
Gold futures for June did not change 0.00%, reaching $ 1.320.70 per troy ounce. As for other products, the price of WTI futures in June fell by 0.37%, or 0.26, to $ 70.44 per barrel. Futures on Brent crude in July fell by 0.52%, or 0.40, to $ 76.72 per barrel.
Meanwhile, in the Forex market, the pair AUD/USD rose at 0.09% to 0.7549, while AUD/JPY rose 0.07% to reach 82.56.
Futures on the USD index fell by 0.17% to 92.28.