Resources rout drives ASX lower

The major mining and energy stocks ended two positive days of trading for the local sharemarket on Monday as iron ore and oil prices tumbled further.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index closed 44.6 points, or 0.8 per cent, lower at 5671.6 while the broader All Ordinaries Index slumped 43.1 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 5750.3.