Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Energy and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Breville Group Ltd (ASX:BRG), which rose 3.58% or 0.82 points to trade at 23.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (ASX:DHG) added 2.58% or 0.09 points to end at 3.58 and Perpetual Ltd (ASX:PPT) was up 1.85% or 0.39 points to 21.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS), which fell 5.09% or 0.19 points to trade at 3.54 at the close. Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) declined 4.59% or 0.09 points to end at 1.76 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was down 4.50% or 0.05 points to 0.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 671 to 489 and 362 ended unchanged.
Shares in Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.59% or 0.09 to 1.76.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 7.78% to 12.46.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.39% or 7.75 to $1,962.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.40% or 0.30 to hit $76.04 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.39 to trade at $80.40 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY fell 0.10% to 96.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 105.77.