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At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL), which rose 8.60% or 0.54 points to trade at 6.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:MFG) added 6.74% or 1.30 points to end at 20.59 and Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) was up 5.09% or 0.140 points to 2.890 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which fell 5.56% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.340 at the close. Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:RWC) declined 3.37% or 0.21 points to end at 6.02 and Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:CUV) was down 3.19% or 0.86 points to 26.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 790 to 678 and 390 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.56% or 0.020 to 0.340.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.08% to 13.080.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.18% or 3.30 to $1794.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.25% or 0.20 to hit $79.10 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.22 to trade at $81.97 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.27% to 0.7197, while AUD/JPY rose 0.47% to 83.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 95.905.
