Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.68%

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At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.68% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Inghams Group Ltd (ASX:ING), which rose 14.75% or 0.41 points to trade at 3.19 at the close. Meanwhile, IPH Ltd (ASX:IPH) added 10.79% or 0.79 points to end at 8.11 and Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) was up 5.72% or 1.13 points to 20.88 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL), which fell 9.12% or 0.15 points to trade at 1.45 at the close. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) declined 8.43% or 0.04 points to end at 0.38 and Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX:DHG) was down 7.84% or 0.32 points to 3.76.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 763 to 458 and 398 ended unchanged.

Shares in Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) fell to 5-year lows; down 8.43% or 0.04 to 0.38.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 2.06% to 12.51 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.14% or 2.65 to $1,925.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.64% or 0.51 to hit $79.89 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.55 to trade at $84.00 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY fell 0.49% to 93.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 103.32.