Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the A-REITs, Utilities and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Hub24 Ltd (AX:HUB), which rose 4.95% or 0.700 points to trade at 14.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (AX:APT) added 4.62% or 1.100 points to end at 24.920 and Nearmap Ltd (AX:NEA) was up 4.09% or 0.140 points to 3.560 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pilbara Minerals Ltd (AX:PLS), which fell 6.11% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.615 at the close. Syrah Resources Ltd (AX:SYR) declined 5.86% or 0.070 points to end at 1.125 and Domain Holdings Australia Ltd (AX:DHG) was down 5.19% or 0.160 points to 2.920.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 646 to 526 and 374 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nearmap Ltd (AX:NEA) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.09% or 0.140 to 3.560.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.94% to 12.235 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.24% or 3.05 to $1285.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.74% or 0.47 to hit $62.83 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.77% or 0.55 to trade at $71.08 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.22% to 0.7055, while AUD/JPY rose 0.34% to 78.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 97.730.
