Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.34%
2022.04.13 10:48
Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.34%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were EML Payments Ltd (ASX:EML), which rose 10.53% or 0.28 points to trade at 2.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) added 8.70% or 0.03 points to end at 0.38 and Perenti Global Ltd (ASX:PRN) was up 7.19% or 0.05 points to 0.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adbri Ltd (ASX:ABC), which fell 4.64% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.88 at the close. James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) declined 2.90% or 1.18 points to end at 39.49 and Perpetual Ltd (ASX:PPT) was down 2.30% or 0.74 points to 31.41.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 835 to 567 and 401 ended unchanged.
Shares in James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.90% or 1.18 to 39.49. Shares in Perpetual Ltd (ASX:PPT) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.30% or 0.74 to 31.41.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.69% to 12.72.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.42% or 8.30 to $1,967.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.40% or 0.40 to hit $100.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.34% or 0.36 to trade at $104.28 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 0.74, while AUD/JPY rose 0.35% to 93.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 100.36.
