Australia Stock Market Summary

Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Gold, IT, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

S&P/ASX 200 Performance

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.15%.

Best Performers

• Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS): +8.06% (up 0.17 points to 2.28)
• Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN): +7.50% (up 0.38 points to 5.45)
• Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU): +5.70% (up 0.15 points to 2.78)

Worst Performers

• Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:MSB): -6.82% (down 0.12 points to 1.64)
• Appen Ltd (ASX:APX): -5.98% (down 0.14 points to 2.20)
• Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH): -3.81% (down 0.04 points to 1.01)

Market Statistics

• Rising stocks: 567
• Declining stocks: 546
• Unchanged stocks: 376

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, decreased by 2.83% to 10.15.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures (Feb): -0.13% (down 3.38 to $2,672.82 per troy ounce)
• Crude Oil (Jan): +0.03% (up 0.02 to $68.56 per barrel)
• Brent Oil (Feb): +0.03% (up 0.02 to $72.33 per barrel)

Currency Updates

• AUD/USD: Unchanged at 0.64
• AUD/JPY: -0.27% (down to 96.59)
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.08% at 106.21