Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 1.30% By Investing.com

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 lost 1.30%.

The best performers of the session on the were Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:), which rose 6.51% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:) added 4.72% or 0.03 points to end at 0.56 and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:) was up 4.17% or 1.06 points to 26.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:), which fell 7.16% or 0.15 points to trade at 1.91 at the close. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:) declined 6.07% or 0.08 points to end at 1.16 and A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:) was down 4.64% or 0.34 points to 6.99.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 733 to 441 and 455 ended unchanged.

Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.72% or 0.03 to 0.56.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 7.30% to 11.99.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.11% or 2.60 to $2,353.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.35% or 0.28 to hit $80.11 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.22 to trade at $84.16 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY rose 0.03% to 104.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 104.60.