By Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Metals & Mining, Resources and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH), which rose 8.99% or 0.08 points to trade at 0.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) added 4.71% or 0.04 points to end at 0.89 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was up 6.15% or 0.15 points to 2.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which fell 32.84% or 0.22 points to trade at 0.45 at the close. Champion Iron Ltd (ASX:CIA) declined 9.76% or 0.61 points to end at 5.64 and Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU) was down 7.89% or 0.46 points to 5.37.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 616 to 492 and 487 ended unchanged.
Shares in Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.15% or 0.15 to 2.59. Shares in Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.89% or 0.46 to 5.37.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.67% to 11.25.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.71% or 19.20 to $2,675.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.43% or 0.30 to hit $70.08 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.34% or 0.25 to trade at $73.62 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 0.66, while AUD/JPY rose 0.69% to 101.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 105.00.
