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

The close of Sydney saw the decline in the index by 0.2%.

They were the top performers at the session Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:) traded at 1.88 after the close, up 3.31% (0.06 points). Meanwhile, Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX 🙂 gained 3.20%, or 0.09 point to finish at 2.90. Virgin Money PLC was up 2.72% (or 0.07 points) to 2.64 in late trading.

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd., (ASX:) fell 8.24%, or 4.28 point to trade at 1.05 by the end. Nufarm Ltd (ASX 🙂 fell 14.55%, or 0.85 points, to finish at 4.99. Zip Co Ltd (ASX 🙂 dropped 5.43%, or 0.05 points towards 0.87.

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stock by 907, 491 and 386 respectively.

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (ASX) shares fell to their 5-year lowest point; down 80.24%, or 4.28 to 1. Zip Co Ltd (ASX) shares fell by 5.43%, 0.05 to 0.87 to their 3-year lows.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.45% to 16.65.

The June delivery of Gold Futures was up by 0.42%, or 7.69, to $1855.49 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which fell 1.02 or 0.92% to reach $109.27/barrel, and August Brent oil, which fell 1.03 or 0.93% to trade at $109.75/barrel.

AUD/USD was stable at 0.141 to 0.71 while AUD/JPY dropped 0.48% to 90.42.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.3% at 101.78.