Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Metals & Mining, Resources and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Primary Health Care Ltd (ASX:PRY), which rose 7.84% or 0.400 points to trade at 5.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Beadell Resources Ltd (ASX:BDR) added 6.12% or 0.015 points to end at 0.260 and Ozforex Grp (ASX:OFX) was up 5.70% or 0.13 points to 2.41 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were G8 Education Ltd (ASX:GEM), which fell 5.35% or 0.190 points to trade at 3.360 at the close. Independence Group NL (ASX:IGO) declined 4.55% or 0.250 points to end at 5.240 and Horizon Oil Ltd (ASX:HZN) was down 4.35% or 0.005 points to 0.110.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 361 to 226 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Primary Health Care Ltd (ASX:PRY) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.84% or 0.400 to 5.500. Shares in G8 Education Ltd (ASX:GEM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.35% or 0.190 to 3.360. Shares in Horizon Oil Ltd (ASX:HZN) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.35% or 0.005 to 0.110.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 4.64% to 14.272.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.19% or 2.30 to $1183.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.42% or 0.69 to hit $47.99 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.83% or 0.47 to trade at $55.83 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.27% to 0.7634, while AUD/JPY fell 0.27% to 91.69.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 98.57.