Title: Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.00%

Aug 09, 2021 03:45AM ET

By: AnalysisWatch

Australia's stocks were higher gets together close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities, and A-REITs areas drove shares higher.

At the nearby in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 acquired 0.00% to hit another untouched high.

The best entertainers of the meeting on the S&P/ASX 200 were Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN), which rose 7.84% or 0.930 focuses to exchange at 12.790 at the nearby. In the meantime, Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) added 4.61% or 0.230 focuses to end at 5.220 and QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) was up 3.21% or 0.360 focuses to 11.580 in late exchange.

The most noticeably terrible entertainers of the meeting were News Corp B DRC (ASX: NWS), which fell 7.95% or 2.80 focuses to exchange at 32.40 at the nearby. Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) declined 5.57% or 0.095 focuses to end at 1.610 and Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) was down 4.91% or 0.065 focuses to 1.260.

Falling stocks dwarfed progressing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 766 to 606 and 415 finished unaltered.

Offers in Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.84% or 0.930 to 12.790. Offers in QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.21% or 0.360 to 11.580.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which estimates the inferred unpredictability of S&P/ASX 200 alternatives, was up 1.79% to 11.326.