Australia’s stock market closed with a fall, the S&P/ASX 200 fell by 0.36%

Investing.com – The Australian stock market ended Thursday’s trading with a fall against the background of negative dynamics from the sectors of industry, health and real estate funds in Australia.

At the close of the Sydney Stock Exchange, the S&P/ASX 200 declined by 0.36%.

In the growth leaders among the components of the S&P/ASX 200 index following the results of today’s trading were shares of Galaxy Resources Ltd (AX:GXY), which went up by 0.255 points (8.20%), closing at 3.365. Quotes Orocobre Ltd (AX:ORE) increased by 0.360 p. (6.52%), completing trades at the level of 5.880. Paper Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (AX:SIG) rose in price by 0.022 p. (3.82%), closing at around 0.748.

The leaders of the fall were shares of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (AX:TWE), whose price fell by 1.110 p. (6.16%), finishing the session at 16.910. Shares of Westpac Banking Corp (AX:WBC) climbed by 1.225 p. (4.05%), closing at 28.985, while Bellamys Australia Ltd (AX:BAL) declined by 0.690 p. (3.99%) and completed trades at around 16,620.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, the number of more expensive securities (619) exceeded the number of closed in the red (591), while the quotes of 374 shares remained unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX volatility index, which is formed on the basis of trading options on the S&P/ASX 200, rose by 4.06% to 11.804.

Futures on gold futures for delivery  in June added 0.05%, or 0.60, reaching $ 1.292.10 per troy ounce. As for other products, the price of WTI futures for delivery in June increased by 0.36%, or 0.26, to $ 71.75 per barrel. Futures for futures for Brent crude for delivery in July rose 0.21%, or 0.17, to $ 79.45 a barrel.

Meanwhile, the AUD/USD pair in the Forex market increased by 0.33% to 0.7540, while the AUD/JPY quotations increased by 0.20%, reaching 83.14.

Futures on the USD index fell by 0.20% to 93.08.