Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 1.56%

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At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.56% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 37.96 at the close. Meanwhile, AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 6.87 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 15.99 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 37.96 at the close. AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 6.87 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 15.99.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 7.84% to 17.50 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.47% or 7.95 to $1,667.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.78% or 0.65 to hit $83.59 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.64 to trade at $90.47 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 0.66, while AUD/JPY rose 0.73% to 96.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.86% at 111.29.