Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Energy, Financials and Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.01% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Regis Resources Ltd (AX:RRL), which rose 8.57% or 0.180 points to trade at 2.280 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution Mining Ltd (AX:EVN) added 6.57% or 0.090 points to end at 1.460 and Beach Energy Ltd (AX:BPT) was up 4.71% or 0.020 points to 0.445 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (AX:LNG), which fell 10.61% or 0.105 points to trade at 0.885 at the close. Suncorp Group Ltd (AX:SUN) declined 9.81% or 1.280 points to end at 11.770 and Arrium Ltd (AX:ARI) was down 7.81% or 0.005 points to 0.059.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 654 to 303 and 145 ended unchanged.
Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (AX:RRL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.57% or 0.180 to 2.280. Shares in Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (AX:LNG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.61% or 0.105 to 0.885. Shares in Suncorp Group Ltd (AX:SUN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.81% or 1.280 to 11.770.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 17.44% to 22.062.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.23% or 2.50 to $1073.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.41% or 0.14 to hit $35.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.37% or 0.14 to trade at $38.18 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.27% to 0.7208, while AUD/JPY rose 0.50% to 87.38.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 97.82.