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

The close of Sydney saw the dollar drop 2.16%, to a 1-month high.

Polynovo Ltd. ASX: was among the top performers for the session. They rose 4.05% (or 0.04 points) to trade at 0.90 by the end. Meanwhile, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:) added 2.27% or 0.44 points to end at 19.84 and Coles Group Ltd In late trade, the ASX: was up 1.03% (or 0.19 points) to 18.67

They were also the session’s worst performers Xero Ltd (ASX:), fell 9.07%, or 8.63 point to trade at 85.57 at close. Virgin Money PLC’s (ASX) fell 8.47%, or 0.26 point to close at 2.81 Idp Education Ltd (ASX): The ASX was at 24.80, down 8.8% (2.21 points).

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 1245 to 274, and 335 was unchanged at the end.

Shares of Xero Ltd. (ASX) dropped to their 52-week lowest point, falling 9.07%. This is an 8.63% drop to 86.57. Virgin Money PLC’s shares (ASX) dropped to 52-week lowest levels; they fell 8.47%, or 0.26 to 2.81.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 16.44% to 17.00 a new 1-month high.

The June delivery of Gold Futures was lower by 0.05%, or 0.89, to $1874.81 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.18 percent to reach $108.44/barrel in June, and the July Brent crude oil contract, which rose 0.233% to trade at $111.15/barrel.

AUD/USD was stable at 0.71; AUD/JPY declined 0.29% to 92.27.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.6% to 103.97