Investing.com – Australia equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Resources sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.83% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Syrah Res F (AX:SYR), which rose 4.78% or 0.150 points to trade at 3.290 at the close. Henderson Group PLC (AX:HGG) added 2.79% or 0.170 points to end at 6.260 and Virtus Health Ltd (AX:VRT) was up 2.72% or 0.170 points to 6.420 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Regis Resources Ltd (AX:RRL), which lost 7.27% or 0.145 points to trade at 1.850 in late trade. Evolution Mining Ltd (AX:EVN) declined 6.93% or 0.095 points to end at 1.275 and Karoon Gas Australia Ltd (AX:KAR) shed 5.99% or 0.115 points to 1.805.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 596 to 358 and 151 ended unchanged on the Sydney Stock Exchange.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 9.40% to 20.678.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.43% or 4.70 to $1092.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.76% or 0.34 to hit $44.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.34 to trade at $48.52 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.15% to 0.7054, while AUD/JPY rose 0.22% to 86.99.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 99.09.