ASX200 closes marginally in black

Australian share market finished marginally higher on Wednesday, 17 August 2016, as gains in energy, materials & resources, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples stocks were more than offset losses elsewhere. At close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 3 points, or 0.05%, to 5535. The broader All Ordinaries added 2.40 points, or 0.04%, to 5628.10. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 565 to 505 and 336 ended unchanged. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.30% to 11.964 a new 52-week low.

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