Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Energy, Information Technology and Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Sirius Resources NL (ASX:SIR), which rose 8.66% or 0.200 points to trade at 2.510 at the close. Meanwhile, Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) added 7.16% or 0.135 points to end at 2.020 and Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX:QUB) was up 5.73% or 0.130 points to 2.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH), which fell 8.70% or 0.030 points to trade at 0.315 at the close. Senex Energy Ltd (ASX:SXY) declined 7.02% or 0.020 points to end at 0.265 and BC Iron Ltd (ASX:BCI) was down 6.60% or 0.035 points to 0.495.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 308 to 230 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH) fell to 3-year lows; losing 8.70% or 0.030 to 0.315. Shares in Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.16% or 0.135 to 2.020.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.36% to 16.495.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1277.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March fell 2.46% or 1.21 to hit $47.92 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.11 to trade at $48.82 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.34% to 0.8183, while AUD/JPY rose 0.27% to 96.81.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 93.07.