Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, A-REITs and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.55% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Syrah Resources Ltd (AX:SYR), which rose 5.92% or 0.190 points to trade at 3.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Wisetech Global Ltd (AX:WTC) added 5.08% or 0.510 points to end at 10.550 and Ioof Holdings Ltd (AX:IFL) was up 4.85% or 0.435 points to 9.405 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Graincorp Ltd (AX:GNC), which fell 5.62% or 0.500 points to trade at 8.390 at the close. Independence Group NL (AX:IGO) declined 4.64% or 0.240 points to end at 4.930 and Ramsay Health Care Ltd (AX:RHC) was down 4.42% or 2.860 points to 61.830.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 646 to 571 and 380 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.75% to 12.192.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.51% or 6.70 to $1312.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $68.64 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $74.73 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.11% to 0.7539, while AUD/JPY rose 0.17% to 82.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 91.69.