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Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.29%
© Reuters. Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.29%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX:SGM), which rose 3.76% or 0.390 points to trade at 10.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX:DHG) added 3.66% or 0.120 points to end at 3.400 and Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX:MYX) was up 3.57% or 0.020 points to 0.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX:NEC), which fell 5.69% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.74 at the close. Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) declined 5.04% or 0.170 points to end at 3.200 and Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ASX:ABC) was down 4.15% or 0.140 points to 3.230.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 645 to 499 and 337 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 2.54% to 10.948.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.39% or 5.65 to $1451.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.24 to hit $57.10 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.30 to trade at $62.48 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.08% to 0.6855, while AUD/JPY rose 0.29% to 74.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 98.070.
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