Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Discretionary, Metals & Mining and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.81% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were BWP Trust (ASX:BWP), which rose 2.08% or 0.07 points to trade at 3.44 at the close. Meanwhile, IPH Ltd (ASX:IPH) added 1.15% or 0.07 points to end at 6.15 and Virgin Money PLC (ASX:VUK) was up 0.98% or 0.04 points to 4.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR), which fell 13.40% or 0.07 points to trade at 0.42 at the close. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) declined 10.90% or 0.14 points to end at 1.19 and Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) was down 10.71% or 0.05 points to 0.44.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 918 to 266 and 426 ended unchanged.
Shares in Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR) fell to all time lows; losing 13.40% or 0.07 to 0.42.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 17.35% to 13.33 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.60% or 14.20 to $2,397.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.42% or 0.36 to hit $85.77 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.34 to trade at $90.44 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY fell 0.26% to 99.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 106.21.