Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Resources and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Galaxy Resources Ltd (AX:GXY), which rose 14.06% or 0.045 points to trade at 0.365 at the close. Meanwhile, Henderson Group PLC (AX:HGG) added 11.56% or 0.460 points to end at 4.440 and Flexigroup Ltd (AX:FXL) was up 5.96% or 0.140 points to 2.490 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd (AX:RWC), which fell 3.16% or 0.100 points to trade at 3.060 at the close. Southern Cross Media Group Ltd (AX:SXL) declined 3.15% or 0.050 points to end at 1.535 and Northern Star Resources Ltd (AX:NST) was down 3.02% or 0.140 points to 4.490.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 549 to 515 and 292 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.99% to 13.618.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.06% or 0.75 to $1313.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.53% or 0.26 to hit $48.55 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.37% or 0.19 to trade at $50.70 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.05% to 0.7674, while AUD/JPY rose 0.50% to 78.45.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 95.85.