Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Metals & Mining and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Altium Ltd (AX:ALU), which rose 32.84% or 7.170 points to trade at 29.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Wisetech Global Ltd (AX:WTC) added 31.62% or 4.945 points to end at 20.585 and TPG Telecom Ltd (AX:TPM) was up 20.19% or 1.270 points to 7.560 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Primary Health Care Ltd (AX:PRY), which fell 10.94% or 0.350 points to trade at 2.850 at the close. Adelaide Brighton Ltd (AX:ABC) declined 7.28% or 0.490 points to end at 6.240 and Western Areas Ltd (AX:WSA) was down 5.72% or 0.170 points to 2.800.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 684 to 547 and 360 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altium Ltd (AX:ALU) rose to all time highs; up 32.84% or 7.170 to 29.000. Shares in Primary Health Care Ltd (AX:PRY) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.94% or 0.350 to 2.850. Shares in Wisetech Global Ltd (AX:WTC) rose to all time highs; up 31.62% or 4.945 to 20.585. Shares in TPG Telecom Ltd (AX:TPM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 20.19% or 1.270 to 7.560.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 2.82% to 12.259.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.70 to $1201.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.46% or 0.30 to hit $66.14 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.28 to trade at $72.91 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.19% to 0.7355, while AUD/JPY fell 0.06% to 81.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 95.13.