Title: Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.24%

Sep 08, 2021 03:45AM ET

By: AnalysisWatch

Australian stocks were lower after the nearby on Wednesday, as misfortunes in the Gold, A-REITs, and Consumer Staples areas drove shares lower.

At the nearby in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.24%.

The best entertainers of the meeting on the S&P/ASX 200 were Washington H Soul Pattinson&Co Ltd (ASX: SOL), which rose 5.61% or 2.03 focuses to exchange at 38.23 at the nearby. In the interim, Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) added 4.69% or 8.030 focuses to end at 179.130, and Technology One Ltd (ASX: TNE) was up 4.65% or 0.52 focuses to 11.71 in late exchange.

The most noticeably awful entertainers of the meeting were St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM), which fell 6.09% or 0.095 focuses to exchange at 1.465 at the nearby. AP Eagers Ltd (ASX: APE) declined 5.94% or 1.03 focuses to end at 16.31 and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) was down 5.28% or 0.520 focuses to 9.330.

Falling stocks dwarfed propelling ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 813 to 584 and 396 finished unaltered.

Offers in Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd (ASX: SOL) rose to untouched highs; rising 5.61% or 2.03 to 38.23. Offers in St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) tumbled to 5-year lows; losing 6.09% or 0.095 to 1.465. Offers in Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) rose to untouched highs; acquiring 4.69% or 8.030 to 179.130. Offers in Technology One Ltd (ASX: TNE) rose to unsurpassed highs; up 4.65% or 0.52 to 11.71.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which estimates the inferred unpredictability of S&P/ASX 200 alternatives, was up 11.81% to 11.605.