Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.42% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.42% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sydney, the lost 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the were Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:), which rose 7.29% or 0.640 points to trade at 9.420 at the close. Meanwhile, NIB Holdings (ASX:) added 4.87% or 0.33 points to end at 7.10 and Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:) was up 3.85% or 0.29 points to 7.82 in late trade.