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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/news/LYNXNPED4F00M_M.jpgAt the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.66% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Xero Ltd (ASX:XRO), which rose 4.39% or 4.00 points to trade at 95.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:FPH) added 4.07% or 1.17 points to end at 29.94 and Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) was up 3.90% or 0.130 points to 3.460 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Webjet Ltd (ASX:WEB), which fell 6.04% or 0.23 points to trade at 3.58 at the close. Corporate Travel Managment Ltd (ASX:CTD) declined 5.78% or 0.97 points to end at 15.81 and Virgin Money PLC (ASX:VUK) was down 5.04% or 0.07 points to 1.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 922 to 339 and 334 ended unchanged.
Shares in Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.90% or 0.130 to 3.460.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.91% to 21.627.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.14% or 2.70 to $1907.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.23% or 0.09 to hit $39.45 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.27% or 0.11 to trade at $41.33 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.42% to 0.7192, while AUD/JPY fell 0.46% to 75.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 93.748.