SYDNEY, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian market ended lower on Monday, despite good support coming for resources stocks.
At the close of trade, the benchmark ASX/200 index was down 9.60 points or 0.17 percent at 5,755.50, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 7.90 points or 0.14 percent at 5,800.80.
"We saw the market supporting the mining, energy sector and materials stocks with somewhat stronger oil prices and good data coming out of China today," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner told Xinhua on Monday.
"On the other hand banks were weaker, along with healthcare, telecommunications and retail stocks."
The Commonwealth Bank dipped 0.22 percent, Westpac Bank fell 0.35 percent, ANZ was down 0.38 percent and National Australia Bank lost 0.70 percent.
BHP edged higher at 0.16 percent, Rio Tinto lifted 0.60 percent, Fortescue Metals soared 1.90 percent, while Newcrest Mining sank 1.70 percent.
Woodside petroleum climbed 0.80 percent, Santos rallied 2.68 percent and Oil search shot up 1.65 percent.
Wesfarmers slipped 0.22 percent, while Woolworths gained 0.34 percent.
Telstra tumbled 1.86 percent, Qantas jumped 0.92 percent and CSL slid 0.72 percent.
