Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the A-REITs, Energy and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were St Barbara Ltd (AX:SBM), which rose 8.33% or 0.190 points to trade at 2.470 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution Mining Ltd (AX:EVN) added 6.81% or 0.130 points to end at 2.040 and Resolute Mining Ltd (AX:RSG) was up 6.75% or 0.085 points to 1.345 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BWP Trust (AX:BWP), which fell 3.18% or 0.090 points to trade at 2.740 at the close. Sims Metal Management Ltd (AX:SGM) declined 2.95% or 0.370 points to end at 12.190 and South32 Ltd (AX:S32) was down 2.82% or 0.075 points to 2.585.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 576 to 480 and 316 ended unchanged.
Shares in BWP Trust (AX:BWP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.18% or 0.090 to 2.740.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 10.01% to 9.708.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.50% or 5.95 to $1207.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.78% or 0.38 to hit $48.11 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.62% or 0.32 to trade at $51.05 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.37% to 0.7570, while AUD/JPY rose 0.35% to 86.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 100.97.