Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the IT, Healthcare and Telecoms Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which rose 14.55% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX:WPL) added 9.52% or 2.99 points to end at 34.41 and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) was up 6.78% or 0.10 points to 1.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:URW), which fell 9.46% or 0.44 points to trade at 4.21 at the close. Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) declined 8.02% or 0.32 points to end at 3.67 and Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) was down 7.93% or 0.39 points to 4.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 988 to 482 and 354 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:URW) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.46% or 0.44 to 4.21. Shares in Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX:WPL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.52% or 2.99 to 34.41.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 9.55% to 18.69.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.46% or 28.75 to $1,995.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 8.22% or 9.51 to hit $125.19 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 8.95% or 10.57 to trade at $128.68 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.58% to 0.74, while AUD/JPY rose 0.80% to 85.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 98.92.