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Stocks in Australia slipped Thursday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index declined 0.8% to 8660.90.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.43 billion), Evolution Mining was the biggest laggard, dropping 2.2%, followed by shares of BHP Group, which fell 2.0%. Shares of National Australia Bank dropped 1.6%.

Woodside Energy Group was the biggest leader during the session, rising 2.6%, and Insurance Australia Grp rose 2.2%. Origin Energy rounded out the top three movers, as shares added 1.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 97.42. The U.S dollar strengthened 0.1% against the Australian dollar to 1.44 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield declined 1.09 basis points to 5.403%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet