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

The Sydney close saw the stock fall by 0.11%.

JB Hi-Fi Ltd., which gained 6.86% (or 3.20 points) to trade at 49.84 after the close of the session. Meanwhile, G8 Education Ltd (ASX) Added 4.63%, or 0.050 Points to End at 1.130 Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX;) traded up 3.73% (0.59 points) to 16.42 in the late trade.

Kogan.com Ltd. (ASX) was the worst performer of the session, falling 7.13% (0.57 points) to close at 7.42. Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX.:) dropped 3.65% or 0.23 point to close at 6.07, while Virgin Money PLC (ASX.:) ended down 3.53% (0.13 points) to reach 3.55.

By 732 to 6,98 and 387, declining stocks were outnumbered on the Sydney Stock Exchange.

Pointsbet Holdings Ltd. shares (ASX:), fell to 52-week highs. The share price of Pointsbet Holdings Ltd. dropped 3.65% to 0.23 between 6.07.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.80% to 13.639.

For February delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.2% to $1816.05 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose to $85.14 or 1.84 in March, and March Brent oil, which rose to $88.09 or 1.61 in March.

AUD/USD declined 0.1% to USD 0.7202. AUD/JPY climbed 0.14% up to $82.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.4% at 95.290.