Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, IT and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 2.12%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Pacific Brands Ltd (ASX:PBG), which rose 10.08% or 0.060 points to trade at 0.655 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN) added 4.41% or 0.045 points to end at 1.065 and Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) was up 3.27% or 0.110 points to 3.470 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Western Areas Ltd (ASX:WSA), which fell 10.51% or 0.290 points to trade at 2.470 at the close. Senex Energy Ltd (ASX:SXY) declined 10.00% or 0.015 points to end at 0.135 and Perpetual Ltd (ASX:PPT) was down 8.00% or 3.450 points to 39.690.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 622 to 338 and 159 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Brands Ltd (ASX:PBG) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.08% or 0.060 to 0.655. Shares in Western Areas Ltd (ASX:WSA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.51% or 0.290 to 2.470.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 15.97% to 30.244.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.83% or 9.40 to $1141.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.79% or 1.38 to hit $47.83 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.38% or 1.29 to trade at $52.86 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.04% to 0.7110, while AUD/JPY fell 0.60% to 85.72.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.47% at 95.51.