Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, A-REITs and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.23% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (AX:NEC), which rose 6.89% or 0.10 points to trade at 1.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Seven West Media Ltd (AX:SWM) added 4.55% or 0.025 points to end at 0.575 and HT&E Ltd (AX:HT1) was up 3.75% or 0.065 points to 1.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (AX:DHG), which fell 17.17% or 0.570 points to trade at 2.750 at the close. Fairfax Media Ltd (AX:FXJ) declined 9.72% or 0.070 points to end at 0.650 and Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (AX:MYX) was down 6.71% or 0.050 points to 0.695.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 757 to 524 and 348 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (AX:NEC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.89% or 0.10 to 1.63. Shares in Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (AX:DHG) fell to all time lows; falling 17.17% or 0.570 to 2.750. Shares in Fairfax Media Ltd (AX:FXJ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.72% or 0.070 to 0.650.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.92% to 12.025.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.14% or 1.80 to $1331.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.16% or 0.10 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.15 to trade at $68.76 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.10% to 0.7990, while AUD/JPY fell 0.01% to 88.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 90.44.