At market close today, the S&P/ASX 200 index was almost flat and posted 0.7 point gain to close at 6,648. Concurrently, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX Index was down by 1.43% to close the session at 12.8 points.
Among the industry/sector indices, S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples (Sector), S&P/ASX 200 Energy (Sector), S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold (Sub Industry), S&P/ASX 200 Health Care (Sector), S&P/ASX 200 Materials (Sector), S&P/ASX 300 Metals and Mining (Industry) and S&P/ASX 200 Resources ended the session with losses.
Some of the best & worst performing stock from S&P/ASX 200 are:
| Name | Ticker | Price | Movement |
| Orocobre Limited | ORE | $2.66 | +5.56% |
| TPG Telecom | TPM | $6.77 | +5.45% |
| Adelaide Brighton | ABC | $3.1 | +5.44% |
| Cimic Group | CIM | $32.36 | +4.69% |
| Western Areas | WSA | $3.20 | +3.90% |
| Regis Resources | RRL | $4.71 | -6.92% |
| Speedcast International | SDA | $1.19 | -5.18% |
| Saracen Mineral | SAR | $3.38 | -5.06% |
| Resolute Mining | RSG | $1.505 | -5.05% |
| St. Barbara Limited | SBM | $2.91 | -4.90% |
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