Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Energy and Health Care sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.98% to hit a new 3-year high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Toll Holdings Ltd (ASX:TOL), which rose 47.20% or 2.870 points to trade at 8.950 at the close. Meanwhile, Sirtex Medical Ltd (ASX:SRX) added 12.29% or 3.700 points to end at 33.810 and Horizon Oil Ltd (ASX:HZN) was up 8.70% or 0.010 points to 0.125 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Genworth Fp (ASX:GMA), which fell 18.13% or 0.73 points to trade at 3.32 at the close. Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD) declined 15.88% or 0.440 points to end at 2.330 and Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) was down 8.45% or 0.540 points to 5.850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 360 to 241 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toll Holdings Ltd (ASX:TOL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 47.20% or 2.870 to 8.950. Shares in Sirtex Medical Ltd (ASX:SRX) rose to all time highs; rising 12.29% or 3.700 to 33.810.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 5.17% to 15.207.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1209.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 0.59% or 0.32 to hit $53.97 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.05 to trade at $62.13 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.06% to 0.7822, while AUD/JPY fell 0.13% to 93.11.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.00% at 94.15.