Australian shares higher in late trade; The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.79% Via Investing.com
Investing.com – Australian stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in , and sectors led shares higher.
Finally in Sydney, 0.79% gained 0.79% to reach the top.
The best performers of the session were Healius Ltd (ASX: ), which rose 7.25% or 0.13 points to trade at 1.85 at the close. Meanwhile, St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) added 6.76% or 0.03 points to end at 0.40 and Company Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:) was up 4.80% or 0.11 points to 2.40 in late trade.
They did the worst in the session IDP Education Ltd (ASX:), fell 7.44% or 1.10 points to trade at 13.69 at the close. Kogan.com Ltd (ASX: ) declined 4.85% or 0.25 points to end at 4.90 and Appen Ltd (ASX:) was down 4.29% or 0.10 points to 2.23.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 632 to 493 and 425 ended unchanged.
Shares in St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) rose to a 52-week high; increased by 6.76% or 0.03 to 0.40. Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:) rose to a 52-week high; increased by 4.80% or 0.11 to 2.40.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 1.09% to 11.91.
Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.41% or 10.80 to $2,654.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude oil for November delivery fell 4.13% or 3.05 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.08% or 3.16 to trade at $74.30 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged at 0.30% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 0.51% to 100.23.
US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.03% at 103.11.
