The oil price has been on the slide in recent days, with lower demand and extra supply behind the change.
ASX200: up 0.40%, 7,982
AUD: 67.28 US cents
GOLD: $2,544 US/oz
BITCOIN: $84,685 AUD
Leading the pack were tech stocks.. energy was down almost 4%, as the oil price slid once again.
Losses were led by Woodside, which slipped 6.8% to $25.00 after also being downgraded to a “sell” rating from Citi.
The AirTrunk deal was also good for ASX-listed data centre company NextDC, which gained 8.4% to $17.42.
More falls for the iron ore price – with futures down to $US 90 a tonne – wasn’t enough to put off the big miners, with BHP & Rio Tinto both in the green.
Coal miner Coronado shares were down 16% to 92 cents.