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

The fell to 1.57% at the Sydney close.

Perenti Global Ltd., which gained 2.72% (or 0.02 point) to trade at 0.76 by the close of trading on the. Ramsay Health Care Ltd., ASX: added 1.36 points or 1.38 to finish at 84.37. CSL Ltd. was up 1.45% (or 3.88 to 270.86) in late trade.

They were also the worst performers of the session. Megaport Ltd (ASX:), fell 9.69%, or 0.97 points, to trade at 9.04 after the close. Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX 🙂 fell 7.42%, or 0.25 point to finish at 3.12. OZ Minerals Ltd. (ASX 🙂 dropped 6.33%, or 1.66 points towards 24.55.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 934 to 455, and 441 was unchanged at the end.

Megaport Ltd. shares (ASX:), fell to 52 week lows. They dropped 9.69% (0.97 to 9.04). Ramsay Health Care Ltd. (ASX) shares rose to new highs, rising by 1.66% or 1.38 to 84.337.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 10.29% to 14.45.

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.33% to $1954.60/troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 0.69 or 0.66% to $103.10 per barrel. The June Brent oil contract dropped 0.73 or 0.67% to $107.60 per barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.73%, to 0.73. AUD/JPY was at 93.64.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.2% at 100.86