• Top gainers: $Nickel Industries Ltd (NIC.AU)$, $Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU)$, $Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC.AU)$
• Top losers: $Boss Energy Ltd (BOE.AU)$, $Cettire Ltd (CTT.AU)$, $Contact Energy Ltd (CEN.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.3% lower at 7766.7 after data showed last month's retail sales were weaker than economists had expected. The benchmark index opened modestly higher in the absence of a...