The Australian stock market closed lower; as of the close, the Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index declined by 0.11%.

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The Australian stock market closed lower on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 index down 0.11%. Despite gains in individual stocks like Treasury Wine Estates, the overall performance was poor, with 698 stocks declining. Gold futures rose by 1.50%, while oil futures generally declined. In the currency market, the AUD/USD remained largely flat.

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2026-03-27 08:50:23

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Investing.com – The Australian stock market fell on Friday, led lower by declining sectors such as gold, IT information technology, and real estate investment trusts.

At the close in Sydney, the Australian S&P/ASX200 index dropped 0.11%.

The best-performing stock in the Australian S&P/ASX200 index was Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE), which rose 8.01% (0.27 points), closing at 3.64. Meanwhile, Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Ltd (ASX:SOL) increased by 5.01% (1.92 points), ending at 40.26; Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) gained 4.89% (0.43 points), closing at 9.23.

The weakest performer was DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO), which fell 12.95% (0.58 points), closing at 3.90. NEXTDC Ltd (ASX:NXT) decreased by 7.41% (0.92 points), ending at 11.50; Codan (ASX:CDA) dropped 6.42% (2.21 points), closing at 32.20.

In the Sydney Stock Exchange, 698 stocks declined, outnumbering the 418 stocks that rose, while 354 stocks remained unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of the Australian S&P/ASX200 index options, fell 0.91% to 16.19.

Gold futures for June options rose 1.50% (66.05 points), reaching $4,475.05. In other futures, May WTI crude oil futures fell 0.83% (0.78 points), priced at $93.70, while June Brent crude oil futures dropped 0.76% (0.77), trading at $101.12.

AUD/USD remained unchanged at 0.19%, with an exchange rate of 0.69; meanwhile, AUD/JPY rose 0.23%, quoted at 110.22.

The dollar index futures fell 0.05%, settling at 99.66.

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