Australian shares fell at the close of trading. S&P/Australian Securities Exchange 200 down 0.95%

Investing.com – Australian shares fell after the close on Monday. This was because losses in the sector led to the decline in stock prices.

It was down 0.95% at the Sydney close.

The best performer of the session was Zip Co Ltd (ASX:), up 7.91% or 0.06 points to trade at 0.75 points at the close. meanwhile, Pro Medicus Limited (ASX:) added 4.11% (4.31 points) to end at 109.11; Wisetech Global Co., Ltd. (ASX:) rose 3.02% (2.24 points) to 76.67 in late trade.

The worst performer in the session was Silver Lake Resources Ltd (ASX:) fell 11.86% or 0.15 points to close at 1.12. Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:) fell 8.33% (0.03 points) to end at 0.36. Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:) fell 7.32% (0.12 points) to 1.49.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, declining issues outnumbered advancing issues by 830 to 384, with 301 issues ending unchanged.

The Pro Medicus Limited (ASX:) share price has risen to an all-time high. Up 4.11% or 4.31 to 109.11.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, rose 4.33% to 12.52, hitting a new one-month high.

Gold futures for April delivery fell 0.30%, or $6.25, to $2,047.45 per troy ounce. In other commodity trading, crude oil for March delivery rose 0.57% or 0.41 to $72.69 per barrel, and Brent crude oil contract for April rose 0.67% or 0.52 to trade at $77.85 per barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.05% to 0.65 and AUD/JPY fell 0.07% to 96.58.

Dollar index futures rose 0.12% to 103.91.