© Reuters. Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.49%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in theMetals & Mining, Resources and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Alumina Ltd (AX:AWC), which rose 7.66% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.125 at the close. Meanwhile, Monadelphous Group Ltd (AX:MND) added 7.47% or 0.430 points to end at 6.190 and Beach Energy Ltd (AX:BPT) was up 6.59% or 0.030 points to 0.485 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX:AZJ), which fell 11.74% or 0.580 points to trade at 4.360 at the close. Slater & Gordon Ltd (AX:SGH) declined 6.63% or 0.065 points to end at 0.915 and Austal Ltd (AX:ASB) was down 4.78% or 0.075 points to 1.495.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 588 to 401 and 169 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX:AZJ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.74% or 0.580 to 4.360.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 4.83% to 15.991 a new 3-months low.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.02% or 0.20 to $1073.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.87% or 0.32 to hit $36.45 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.10 to trade at $36.48 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.12% to 0.7245, while AUD/JPY rose 0.00% to 87.61.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 98.28.
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