Australian equity market ended slight higher on Thursday, 27 April 2017, as gains in industrial, healthcare, financial and property trusts issues were more than offset by losses in energy, materials, and consumer goods stocks. The S&P/ASX200 closed 9.50 points, or 0.16%, up at 5921.50, while the All Ordinaries tracked closely behind, up 7.60 points, or 0.13%, to 5944.40. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 566 to 558 and 371 ended unchanged. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.41% to 11.682.
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