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

Feb 23, 2022 02:45 AM ET

By: AnalysisWatch

Australian shares fell after Wednesday's close as equities led the sectors.

At the close of trading in Sydney, the S & P/ASX 200 index was unchanged by 0%.

Within the S&P/ASX 200 index, Hub24 Ltd. was the best performing stock, unchanged by 0% or 0 points, at the close, trading at 24.68 points. Meanwhile, Zip Co Ltd was unchanged by 0% or 0 points, closing at 2.14 points and Nickel Mines Ltd was unchanged by 0% or 0 points, closing at 1,340 points at the close of trading.

At the close, Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. had the worst performance during the session, remaining unchanged by 0% or 0 points to trade at 100.18 at the close. Costa Group Holdings Ltd. was unchanged by 0% or 0 points at 3,260, while JB Hi-Fi Ltd. was unchanged by 0% or 0 points at 52.92.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, bullish stocks outnumbered bearish stocks by 891 to 541, and 366 closed unchanged.

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. shares were unchanged by 0% or 0 points from a 52-week low of 100.18.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, remained unchanged at 17,501 points.

Gold futures for April delivery rose 0.63%, or 12.05%, to $1,911.85 per troy ounce.

Elsewhere in commodity trading, April-delivery crude oil rose 3.68%, or 3.32, to close at $93.53 a barrel, while the May contract for Brent crude oil rose 2.10%, or 1.95, to trade at $94.94 a barrel.

The AUD/USD currency pair was unchanged by 0% at 0.7206, while the AUD/JPY currency pair was unchanged by 0% at 82.68.

US dollar index futures rose by 0.10% to 96.112.