Title: Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.20%

Jul 08, 2021 03:45AM ET

By: AnalysisWatch

Australia shares have been better after the near on Thursday, as profits in the IT, Consumer Staples and Metals & Mining sectors led stocks better.

At the near in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 2 hundred introduced 0.20%.

The first-class performers of the consultation at the S&P/ASX 2 hundred have been Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P), which rose 13.73% or 1.06 factors to alternate at 8.seventy eight on the near. Meanwhile, Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL) introduced 9.47% or 0.23 factors to cease at 2.66 and Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) turned into up 6.56% or 0.125 factors to 2.030 in overdue alternate.

The worst performers of the consultation have been Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG), which fell 3.87% or 2.08 factors to alternate at 51.63 on the near. Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU) declined 3.11% or 0.050 factors to cease at 1.560 and Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX: URW) turned into down 2.69% or 0.16 factors to 5.79.

Falling shares outnumbered advancing ones at the Sydney Stock Exchange via way of means of 674 to 650 and 398 ended unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 2 hundred VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 2 hundred options, turned into up 2.19% to 11.533.