Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the declined 0.09% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:), which rose 8.14% or 0.32 points to trade at 4.18 at the close. Meanwhile, AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:) added 6.13% or 0.53 points to end at 9.17 and Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:) was up 6.08% or 0.37 points to 6.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boral Ltd. (ASX:), which fell 4.51% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.72 at the close. James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:) declined 2.66% or 1.48 points to end at 54.10 and Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:) was down 2.60% or 0.02 points to 0.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 568 to 534 and 487 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.14% or 0.32 to 4.18.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 36.52% to 8.38 a new 5-year low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.61% or 14.75 to $2,393.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.55% or 0.47 to hit $84.89 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.39 to trade at $89.63 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY rose 0.20% to 99.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 106.12.
