Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the IT, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR), which rose 13.88% or 0.34 points to trade at 2.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Corporate Travel Managment Ltd (ASX:CTD) added 3.77% or 0.55 points to end at 15.12 and Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) was up 3.80% or 3.12 points to 85.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX), which fell 5.02% or 2.01 points to trade at 37.99 at the close. Atlas Arteria (ASX:ALX) declined 4.37% or 0.22 points to end at 4.82 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was down 3.93% or 0.05 points to 1.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 563 to 506 and 416 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR) rose to all time highs; rising 13.88% or 0.34 to 2.79. Shares in James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.02% or 2.01 to 37.99.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.55% to 12.28.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.25% or 7.75 to $3,051.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $69.21 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $72.47 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 0.63, while AUD/JPY fell 0.07% to 94.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 103.93.