{
  "id": 15707561,
  "title": "Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.33%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australia-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-s-p-asx-200-down-0-33",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:30:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australia-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-spasx-200-down-033-4958781"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 experiencing a decline of 0.33%. The loss was primarily driven by sectors such as Gold, Energy, and Metals & Mining. The S&P/ASX 200's best performers included Ingenia Communities Group Unit, which gained 9.79% to close at 4.66, Austal Ltd, which increased by 6.39% to end at 4.16, and Cochlear Ltd, which rose 4.82% to reach 138.94. Conversely, the worst performers were Ampol Ltd, which dropped 5.49% to trade at 39.63, GQG Partners Inc DRC, which fell 4.63% to 1.03, and Stanmore Resources Limited, which decreased 4.29% to 2.68. During the trading session, losing stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 630 to 392, with 366 stocks ending unchanged. GQG Partners Inc DRC recorded its lowest closing price, sliding to 1.03, marking an all-time low. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which gauges the expected volatility in S&P/ASX 200 options, rose by 0.46% to 10.88. Gold Futures for December delivery experienced a 0.21% drop to $4,151.47 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for December delivery surged 0.24% to $98.78 a barrel, and the December Brent oil contract increased by 0.36% to $109.94 a barrel. Currency markets remained relatively stable, with AUD/USD holding steady at 0.70, AUD/JPY falling 0.17% to 110.46, and the US Dollar Index Futures decreasing by 0.20% to 101.58.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}