Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the A-REITs, IT and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.28% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP), which rose 5.24% or 0.10 points to trade at 2.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) added 4.95% or 0.03 points to end at 0.53 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was up 4.67% or 0.04 points to 0.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Monadelphous Group Ltd (ASX:MND), which fell 4.63% or 0.60 points to trade at 12.37 at the close. Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX:CCP) declined 4.54% or 0.79 points to end at 16.63 and Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) was down 4.43% or 0.05 points to 0.97.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 604 to 500 and 410 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.24% or 0.10 to 2.01. Shares in Monadelphous Group Ltd (ASX:MND) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.63% or 0.60 to 12.37.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 7.04% to 11.46.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.72% or 17.80 to $2,490.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.83% or 0.65 to hit $78.56 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.57 to trade at $81.41 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY fell 0.17% to 97.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.93.