Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Australia stocks higher at close of trade

Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Gold, Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.10% to hit a new 3-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Medusa Mining Ltd (ASX:MML), which rose 10.19% or 0.080 points to trade at 0.865 at the close. Meanwhile, BC Iron Ltd (ASX:BCI) added 8.14% or 0.035 points to end at 0.465 and Crown Ltd (ASX:CWN) was up 7.54% or 0.96 points to 13.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bradken Ltd (ASX:BKN), which fell 35.77% or 1.470 points to trade at 2.640 at the close. Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (ASX:MRM) declined 8.74% or 0.080 points to end at 0.835 and Seven Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:SVW) was down 5.11% or 0.290 points to 5.380.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 294 to 276 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bradken Ltd (ASX:BKN) fell to 5-year lows; down 35.77% or 1.470 to 2.640. Shares in Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (ASX:MRM) fell to 3-year lows; losing 8.74% or 0.080 to 0.835.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 1.04% to 14.468.
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