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At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG), which rose 4.59% or 0.24 points to trade at 5.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Aurizon Holdings Ltd (ASX:AZJ) added 4.48% or 0.16 points to end at 3.73 and Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:CUV) was up 4.03% or 0.73 points to 18.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which fell 7.87% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.41 at the close. Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) declined 7.77% or 0.22 points to end at 2.61 and Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:LYC) was down 6.51% or 0.50 points to 7.18.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 745 to 573 and 419 ended unchanged.
Shares in Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.59% or 0.24 to 5.47.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 9.95% to 10.43 a new 3-years low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.21% or 23.85 to $1,945.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $68.34 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $73.27 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 0.68, while AUD/JPY rose 1.17% to 96.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 102.86.
