Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.56%
By Administrator_ India
Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining, and Resources sectors led to shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.56%.
The worst performers of the session were Flight Centre Ltd, which fell 4.61% or 0.78 points to trade at 16.14 at the close. Megaport Ltd declined 4.20% or 0.60 points to end at 13.70 and NRW Holdings Ltd was down 3.66% or 0.07 points to 1.84.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 706 to 665 and 375 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 9.49% to 11.232.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.12% or 2.15 to $1789.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.90% or 0.58 to hit $65.07 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.60 to trade at $68.16 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.46% to 0.7725, while AUD/JPY fell 0.21% to 84.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 91.227.
