Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Energy, Resources and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Super Retail Group Ltd (AX:SUL), which rose 8.67% or 0.790 points to trade at 9.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Vocus Group Ltd (AX:VOC) added 4.77% or 0.115 points to end at 2.525 and Syrah Resources Ltd (AX:SYR) was up 4.07% or 0.100 points to 2.560 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ausdrill Ltd (AX:ASL), which fell 4.36% or 0.085 points to trade at 1.865 at the close. Greencross Ltd (AX:GXL) declined 4.11% or 0.170 points to end at 3.970 and Amcor Ltd (AX:AMC) was down 3.92% or 0.560 points to 13.720.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 628 to 582 and 406 ended unchanged.
Shares in Super Retail Group Ltd (AX:SUL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.67% or 0.790 to 9.900.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.31% to 11.968.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.63% or 7.50 to $1202.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.24% or 0.16 to hit $65.58 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $72.31 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.26% to 0.7358, while AUD/JPY rose 0.24% to 80.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.40.