Precise Investors Editorial Team
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.14 per cent
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 dropped 0.14 per cent.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Perenti Global Ltd, which gained 4.80 per cent or 0.11 points to trade at 2.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd advanced 4.67 per cent or 0.30 points to close at 6.72 and Iluka Resources Ltd was up 3.84 per cent or 0.30 points to 8.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wisetech Global Ltd, which declined 17.00 per cent or 6.27 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. Tuas Ltd slipped 7.81 per cent or 0.20 points to end at 2.36 and Pls Group Ltd was down 5.70 per cent or 0.34 points to 5.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 729 to 459 and 425 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wisetech Global Ltd slid to 3-years lows; dropping 17.00 per cent or 6.27 to 30.61.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 7.25 per cent to 12.56.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.06 per cent or 44.07 to $4,216.97 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August declined 0.99 per cent or 0.75 to hit $75.10 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract shed 2.01 per cent or 1.61 to trade at $78.44 a barrel.
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