Investing.com – Australian shares were lower at the close on Tuesday, as shares led by losses in the , and , and sectors.
The index fell 0.35% at the close in Sydney.
The best performance of the session on the index came from stocks Credit Corporation (ASX:), which rose 3.34%, equivalent to 0.54 points, to trade at 16.71 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, Premier Investments Ltd (ASX:) added 2.00%, or 0.61 points, to end the day at 31.16, and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp (ASX:), which advanced 1.98%, or 0.62 points, ended the day at 31.16. . Operating with 32.01.
Whose shares had the worst performance of the session? Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:), which fell 5.21% or 1.06 points, with its shares trading at 19.29. IGO Ltd (ASX:) fell 4.82% or 0.28 points to close at 5.53 and Champion Iron Limited (ASX:) declined 4.42% or 0.31 points to 6.70.
Falling shares outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 650 to 407, while 380 closed unchanged.
which measures the implied volatility of options on the S&P/ASX 200 index, rose 1.16% to 12.14.
Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.17%, or 4.40, to $2,661.60 a troy ounce. In other commodities, crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.57% or 1.21 to $75.93 a barrel, while Brent crude futures for delivery in December fell 1.51% or 1.22 to trade at $79.71 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 0.58% to 99.58.
In turn, the dollar futures index rose 0.13% to 102.17.
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