Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, 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 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd (AX:RWC), which rose 6.76% or 0.280 points to trade at 4.420 at the close. Meanwhile, Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (AX:NEC) added 6.28% or 0.13 points to end at 2.20 and Orocobre Ltd (AX:ORE) was up 6.11% or 0.400 points to 6.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were G8 Education Ltd (AX:GEM), which fell 7.94% or 0.250 points to trade at 2.900 at the close. Wisetech Global Ltd (AX:WTC) declined 4.85% or 0.560 points to end at 10.980 and APA Group (AX:APA) was down 4.78% or 0.395 points to 7.865.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 715 to 593 and 337 ended unchanged.
Shares in Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd (AX:RWC) rose to all time highs; up 6.76% or 0.280 to 4.420. Shares in G8 Education Ltd (AX:GEM) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.94% or 0.250 to 2.900. Shares in Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (AX:NEC) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.28% or 0.13 to 2.20.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.51% to 13.393.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.77% or 10.30 to $1340.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.46% or 0.29 to hit $63.84 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.18 to trade at $67.22 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.43% to 0.7872, while AUD/JPY rose 0.30% to 83.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 89.62.