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 fell 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the were News Corp B DRC (ASX:), which rose 3.27% or 1.42 points to trade at 44.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:) added 3.01% or 5.77 points to end at 197.40 and Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:) was up 1.54% or 0.04 points to 2.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Woolworths Ltd (ASX:), which fell 6.10% or 2.00 points to trade at 30.81 at the close. Ansell Ltd (ASX:) declined 4.26% or 1.35 points to end at 30.37 and St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) was down 4.30% or 0.02 points to 0.44.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 626 to 479 and 470 ended unchanged.
Shares in News Corp B DRC (ASX:) rose to all time highs; up 3.27% or 1.42 to 44.87. Shares in Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:) rose to all time highs; up 3.01% or 5.77 to 197.40.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 12.52% to 13.35 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.50% or 13.95 to $2,795.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.76% or 0.51 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.47 to trade at $71.20 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY fell 0.35% to 100.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.18.
