Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Gold, Healthcare and Metals & Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Ausdrill Ltd (AX:ASL), which rose 3.78% or 0.065 points to trade at 1.785 at the close. Meanwhile, Pilbara Minerals Ltd (AX:PLS) added 3.69% or 0.033 points to end at 0.912 and Metcash Ltd (AX:MTS) was up 3.42% or 0.100 points to 3.020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lynas Corporation Ltd (AX:LYC), which fell 18.10% or 0.380 points to trade at 1.720 at the close. Sims Metal Management Ltd (AX:SGM) declined 11.58% or 1.550 points to end at 11.830 and St Barbara Ltd (AX:SBM) was down 10.15% or 0.395 points to 3.495.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 571 to 565 and 366 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sims Metal Management Ltd (AX:SGM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 11.58% or 1.550 to 11.830.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.29% to 11.164.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.13% or 1.60 to $1199.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.81% or 1.28 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.81% or 1.42 to trade at $79.66 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.41% to 0.7261, while AUD/JPY fell 0.33% to 81.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.91.