Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Metals & Mining, Materials and Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD), which rose 11.34% or 0.225 points to trade at 2.210 at the close. Meanwhile, Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) added 8.72% or 3.310 points to end at 41.260 and Greencross Ltd (ASX:GXL) was up 5.64% or 0.380 points to 7.120 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Karoon Gas Australia Ltd (ASX:KAR), which fell 3.91% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.700 at the close. Transpacific Industries Group Ltd (ASX:TPI) declined 3.75% or 0.030 points to end at 0.770 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) was down 3.69% or 0.140 points to 3.650.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 496 to 486 and 174 ended unchanged.
Shares in Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.72% or 3.310 to 41.260.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 2.70% to 16.820.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1187.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.20% or 0.12 to hit $58.81 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.20% or 0.13 to trade at $66.32 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.39% to 0.7867, while AUD/JPY rose 0.39% to 94.51.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 95.93.