© Reuters Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.08%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Appen Ltd (ASX:), which rose 15.71% or 0.06 points to trade at 0.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Nuix Ltd (ASX:) added 13.08% or 0.22 points to end at 1.95 and ARB Corporation Ltd (ASX:) was up 9.87% or 3.53 points to 39.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:), which fell 19.64% or 0.11 points to trade at 0.45 at the close. Sims Metal Management Ltd (ASX:) declined 9.65% or 1.40 points to end at 13.11 and Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX:) was down 7.57% or 2.40 points to 29.31.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 628 to 544 and 374 ended unchanged.
Shares in Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:) fell to all time lows; falling 19.64% or 0.11 to 0.45. Shares in ARB Corporation Ltd (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.87% or 3.53 to 39.30.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.23% to 10.90.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.03% or 0.70 to $2,030.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $78.36 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.11% or 0.09 to trade at $83.47 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 98.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.29.
