Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

The Sydney closing price fell 0.2%

These were the best performers of the session Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX 🙂 traded at 5.72 after the close, up 5.15%. Boral Ltd., ASX:), gained 4.59% (or 0.290) to trade at 6.610. Reece Ltd. was up 4.38% (0.79) to 18.83 late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX) dropped 18.28% or 1.93 point to trade at 8.63 by the close. Ioof Holdings Ltd. ASX: declined 8.0% or 0.39 to finish at 4.20 Nickel Mines Ltd (ASX:), was lower by 5.96%. This equates to 0.065 points, or 0.015%, at 1.025.

By 870 to 538, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on the Sydney Stock Exchange. 400 was left unchanged.

Pointsbet Holdings Ltd shares (ASX:), fell to 52 week lows. They lost 18.28%, or 1.93 to 8.63.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 2.97% to 11.242 a new 1-month low.

The December delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.3% or 5.75 percent to $1804.55 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil delivery for December dropped 0.83%, or 0.69, to $81.97 per barrel. The January Brent oil contract, however, fell 0.89 or 0.69, to trade at $83.18 per barrel.

AUD/USD rose 0.10%, to 0.7521. AUD/JPY declined 0.07%, to 85.46.

At 93.763, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.04%.