Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.56%
2022.04.19 10:57
Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.56%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Metals & Mining and Gold sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.56% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY), which rose 5.88% or 0.18 points to trade at 3.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) added 4.08% or 0.14 points to end at 3.57 and Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) was up 4.06% or 0.07 points to 1.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:FPH), which fell 2.57% or 0.54 points to trade at 20.44 at the close. Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) declined 2.53% or 0.01 points to end at 0.38 and St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) was down 2.29% or 0.04 points to 1.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 797 to 671 and 405 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.88% or 0.18 to 3.24. Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:FPH) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.57% or 0.54 to 20.44.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 8.03% to 12.99.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.15% or 3.05 to $1,983.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.85% or 0.92 to hit $106.69 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.72% or 0.82 to trade at $112.34 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.49% to 0.74, while AUD/JPY rose 1.34% to 94.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 100.82.
