Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, A-REITs and Metals & Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.77% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC), which rose 12.72% or 1.92 points to trade at 17.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) added 7.42% or 0.170 points to end at 2.460 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was up 7.14% or 1.48 points to 22.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG), which fell 9.35% or 0.950 points to trade at 9.210 at the close. Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) declined 7.84% or 0.080 points to end at 0.940 and Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) was down 7.64% or 0.310 points to 3.750.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 921 to 398 and 293 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.84% or 0.080 to 0.940. Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.64% or 0.310 to 3.750.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.80% to 24.351.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 2.42% or 37.90 to $1604.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 2.75% or 1.23 to hit $45.99 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 3.14% or 1.56 to trade at $51.23 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.28% to 0.6527, while AUD/JPY rose 0.76% to 70.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.972.