Investing.com – Australia equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, it lost 0.20 percent.
The best performers of the session were Megaport doo (ASX: ), which was up 10.10% or 0.69 points to trade at 7.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Insignia Financial Ltd (ASX:) added 6.49% or 0.27 points to end at 4.43 and Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:) was up 3.79% or 0.05 points to 1, 37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rea group doo (ASX: ), which fell 2.71% or 6.42 points to 230.12 at the close. TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX:) declined 2.39% or 0.11 points to end at 4.49 and JB Hi-Fi Ltd (ASX:) was down 2.15% or 2.02 points to 92.09.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, gainers outnumbered decliners by 585 to 465, with 461 ending unchanged.
Shares in Insignia Financial Ltd (ASX:) rose to a 3-year high; rose 6.49% or 0.27 to 4.43.
which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 1.55% to 10.93.
Gold futures for February delivery fell 0.28%, or 7.58, to $2,743.32 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude for March delivery rose 0.81% or 0.63 to $78.48 a barrel, while Brent crude for March delivery was up 0.68% or 0.55 to $81. 84 dollars per barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.11% at 0.62, while AUD/JPY rose 0.12% to 96.49.
US dollar index futures rose 0.09% to 108.92.
