Stock indices in Australia fell at the end of today’s session; S&P/ASX 200 Index down 0.32% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australian shares fell after the close on Monday, as losses in stocks and sectors dragged shares lower.

At the close in Sydney, the index fell by 0.32%.

The best performers of the day were St Barbara Ltd (ASX:), which rose 5.68% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Abyan Limited (ASX:) continued to rise by 5.49%, or 0.14 points, to close at 2.69, while Atlas Arteria (ASX:) continued to rise by 2.77%, or 0.13 points, to close at 4.83 at the end of the session.

As for the weakest performer at the end of today’s trading, Cromwell Property Group (ASX:) shares closed down 5.00%, or 0.02 points, and traded at 0.38 levels at the close. Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:) fell by 4.71%, or 0.12 points, to 2.43, while Region Re Ltd Unit (ASX:) fell by 3.88%, or 0.09 points, to 2.11.

The number of declining stocks outnumbered the rising stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 542 shares compared to 458 shares, and 363 shares closed unchanged.

Which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P/ASX 200 Index, rose 5.09% and closed at 11.12.

Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.07% or 1.90 and closed at $2,633.80 per ounce. As for trading in other commodities, the price of crude oil for delivery in February rose by 0.03%, or 0.02, and reached a price of $70.62 per barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose by 0.03%, or 0.02, and closed at $73.81 per barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged by 0.44% to 0.62, while AUD/JPY rose 0.50% to 98.54.

US Dollar Index futures were unchanged 0.00% at 107.79.