On Monday, Australia’s stock market witnessed a decline, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling by 0.13% at the close. Losses in the Metals & Mining, Healthcare, and Utilities sectors contributed to the overall decrease in shares.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 recorded a decline, with Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX) emerging as one of the session’s best performers, rising by 12.50% to 2.20 points. St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) also experienced a notable gain of 6.90%, closing at 0.16 points, while Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR) climbed 6.73% to 1.59 points.
Conversely, Austal Ltd (ASX:ASB) saw a decline of 4.66%, closing at 1.95 points, making it one of the session’s worst performers. EML Payments Ltd (ASX:EML) and Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) also experienced declines of 3.63% and 3.42%, respectively.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, rising stocks slightly outnumbered declining ones, with 636 stocks rising, 621 declining, and 352 remaining unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, measuring the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, increased by 1.16% to 11.18.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery fell by 0.29% to $2,089.55 a troy ounce. Crude oil for April delivery experienced a slight decline of 0.16% to $79.84 a barrel, and the May Brent oil contract fell by 0.04% to $83.52 a barrel.
The AUD/USD pair remained relatively unchanged at 0.65, while the AUD/JPY pair rose by 0.04% to 97.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures showed no significant change, remaining at 103.80.