Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the IT, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.90% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which rose 4.30% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.940 at the close. Meanwhile, Ardent Leisure Ltd (ASX:ALG) added 3.40% or 0.040 points to end at 1.215 and Oil Search Ltd (ASX:OSH) was up 3.31% or 0.230 points to 7.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Appen Ltd (ASX:APX), which fell 10.61% or 3.190 points to trade at 26.870 at the close. Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) declined 8.06% or 2.570 points to end at 29.300 and Hub24 Ltd (ASX:HUB) was down 7.86% or 0.950 points to 11.140.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 959 to 295 and 355 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.30% or 0.080 to 1.940.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 19.12% to 15.213 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.83% or 12.15 to $1469.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.22% or 0.68 to hit $54.98 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 0.87 to trade at $61.02 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.38% to 0.6773, while AUD/JPY fell 0.87% to 71.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.748.