Wednesday 17 August 2016

Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.11%


Category: Stock Market


Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Resources and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.11%.The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (AX:DMP), which rose 8.39% or 6.220 points to trade at 80.330 at the close. Meanwhile, Sonic Healthcare Ltd (AX:SHL) added 6.37% or 1.410 points to end at 23.550 and Mesoblast Ltd (AX:MSB) was up 5.65% or 0.085 points to 1.590 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Spotless Fp (AX:SPO), which fell 10.53% or 0.120 points to trade at 1.020 at the close. Qbe Insurance Group Ltd (AX:QBE) declined 8.42% or 0.940 points to end at 10.230 and Evolution Mining Ltd (AX:EVN) was down 5.85% or 0.155 points to 2.495.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 565 to 505 and 336 ended unchanged.Shares in Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (AX:DMP) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.39% or 6.220 to 80.330. Shares in Sonic Healthcare Ltd (AX:SHL) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.37% or 1.410 to 23.550.The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.30% to 11.964 a new 52-week low.Gold for December delivery was down 0.60% or 8.15 to $1348.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.54% or 0.25 to hit $46.33 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.35 to trade at $48.88 a barrel.AUD/USD was down 0.30% to 0.7672, while AUD/JPY rose 0.38% to 77.48.The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 94.95.

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.90%


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Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Insurance and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors led shares higher.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.90%.The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which rose 19.25% or 23.0 points to trade at 142.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) added 8.21% or 39.0 points to end at 514.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was up 7.78% or 82.0 points to 1136.0 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 4.39% or 51.0 points to trade at 1110.5 at the close. Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) declined 3.78% or 26.0 points to end at 661.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) was down 3.66% or 18.0 points to 474.0.Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 982 to 946 and 129 ended unchanged.The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.15% to 20.44.Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.69% or 0.32 to $46.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.95% or 0.47 to hit $48.76 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.73% or 9.85 to trade at $1347.05 a troy ounce.USD/JPY was up 0.65% to 100.95, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 113.67.The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 94.99.