Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Gold, Industrials and Metals & Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Nanosonics Ltd (AX:NAN), which rose 5.86% or 0.170 points to trade at 3.070 at the close. Meanwhile, Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (AX:DMP) added 3.65% or 1.860 points to end at 52.860 and Seven West Media Ltd (AX:SWM) was up 3.29% or 0.028 points to 0.863 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Retail Food Group Ltd (AX:RFG), which fell 8.21% or 0.055 points to trade at 0.615 at the close. Asaleo Care (AX:AHY) declined 4.41% or 0.060 points to end at 1.300 and Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX:AZJ) was down 3.94% or 0.170 points to 4.150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 626 to 579 and 435 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nanosonics Ltd (AX:NAN) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.86% or 0.170 to 3.070. Shares in Retail Food Group Ltd (AX:RFG) fell to all time lows; down 8.21% or 0.055 to 0.615. Shares in Seven West Media Ltd (AX:SWM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.29% or 0.028 to 0.863. Shares in Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX:AZJ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.94% or 0.170 to 4.150.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.55% to 10.611.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.21% or 2.80 to $1300.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.42% or 0.28 to hit $65.67 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.41 to trade at $76.91 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.22% to 0.7608, while AUD/JPY fell 0.26% to 83.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.39.