Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Consumer Staples and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.06% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN), which rose 7.20% or 0.26 points to trade at 3.87 at the close. Meanwhile, St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) added 7.03% or 0.05 points to end at 0.69 and Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) was up 5.10% or 0.03 points to 0.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL), which fell 7.14% or 0.96 points to trade at 12.49 at the close. National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) declined 6.41% or 1.83 points to end at 26.72 and Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN) was down 4.59% or 3.30 points to 68.63.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 655 to 600 and 428 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.10% or 0.03 to 0.51.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.62% to 13.61.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.22% or 4.50 to $2,041.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.15% or 0.79 to hit $69.39 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.45% or 1.05 to trade at $73.38 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY rose 0.15% to 89.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.04.