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At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.53% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS), which rose 5.74% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) added 3.91% or 0.33 points to end at 8.78 and Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX:IPL) was up 3.55% or 0.12 points to 3.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:URW), which fell 4.23% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.17 at the close. Virgin Money PLC (ASX:VUK) declined 3.95% or 0.09 points to end at 2.19 and Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX:NIC) was down 3.75% or 0.03 points to 0.77.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 839 to 486 and 390 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:URW) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.23% or 0.14 to 3.17. Shares in Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX:NIC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.75% or 0.03 to 0.77.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 1.99% to 20.27.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.59% or 9.65 to $1,626.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.63% or 1.28 to hit $77.22 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.48% or 1.26 to trade at $83.61 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.77% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY fell 0.93% to 92.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 114.39.
