Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the A-REITs, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR), which rose 13.66% or 0.140 points to trade at 1.165 at the close. Meanwhile, Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) added 8.48% or 2.230 points to end at 28.530 and Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd (ASX:SAR) was up 5.10% or 0.180 points to 3.710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galaxy Resources Ltd (ASX:GXY), which fell 7.10% or 0.065 points to trade at 0.850 at the close. Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:PME) declined 6.06% or 1.820 points to end at 28.190 and Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX:MYX) was down 4.35% or 0.025 points to 0.550.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 632 to 489 and 307 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galaxy Resources Ltd (ASX:GXY) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.10% or 0.065 to 0.850.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 2.61% to 12.591 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.41% or 6.05 to $1493.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.57% or 0.31 to hit $54.17 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.30% or 0.18 to trade at $59.52 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.23% to 0.6839, while AUD/JPY fell 0.34% to 74.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.303.