Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.19%
2022.04.05 10:57
Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.19%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the IT, Energy and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN), which rose 5.69% or 3.21 points to trade at 59.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) added 4.85% or 0.05 points to end at 1.08 and James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) was up 4.59% or 1.84 points to 41.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:LYC), which fell 5.71% or 0.65 points to trade at 10.74 at the close. Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX) declined 4.10% or 0.08 points to end at 1.87 and Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR) was down 3.40% or 0.06 points to 1.57.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 789 to 710 and 363 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 11.17% to 11.23.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.29% or 5.60 to $1,928.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.83% or 0.86 to hit $104.14 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.94 to trade at $108.47 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 1.17% to 0.76, while AUD/JPY rose 1.27% to 93.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 98.88.
