Australia indexes end lower; the S & P / ASX 200 falls 0.38%

Australia Stock Exchange closed with declines on Friday; Kicks sectors telecommunications services, information technology and utilities drove the indexes lower.

Closing Sydney, the S & P / ASX 200 fell 0.38%.

The best value of the session in the S & P / ASX 200 was Myer Holdings Ltd (AX: MYR), with a rise of 4.76%, 0.030 points to stand at 0,660 at the close. Retail Food Group followed Ltd (AX: RFG), which rose 4.22%, 0.100 points to close at 2,470, and IPH Ltd (AX: IPH), which rose 2.80%, 0.150 points to dismiss the session at 5.500.

A tail index Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd ended (AX: SAR), which fell 3.98%, ie 0,070 points to close at 1,690. Possessions GUD Ltd (AX: GUD), meanwhile, slashed 3.10%, 0.390 points, closing at 12,190, while Bega Cheese Ltd (AX: BGA) yielded 3.08%, 0.230 points to finish in 7,230.

The red numbers were imposed on the greens on the Sydney Stock Exchange by a margin of 587 against 565, and 398 closed flat.

The S & P / ASX 200 VIX, which measures the volatility of options S & P / ASX 200, dropped 1.02% to 10,139.

Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.07%, 0.90, to $ 1,298.10 a troy ounce. As for other commodities, crude oil futures for February delivery were up 0.77%, 0.46, $ 60.30 to stay in a barrel, while Brent oil futures for March delivery rose 0.70%, 0.46 to $ 66.62 per barrel.

AUD / USD plane, 0.00% remained to stand at 0.7797, while the AUD / JPY, meanwhile, trimmed 0.16% to 87.91.

The dollar index fell 0.03% to 92.31.