Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Metals & Mining, Materials and Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.08% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Washington H Soul Pattinson&Co Ltd (ASX:SOL), which rose 3.12% or 0.86 points to trade at 28.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Austal Ltd (ASX:ASB) added 2.78% or 0.05 points to end at 1.85 and Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:URW) was up 2.68% or 0.12 points to 4.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Xero Ltd (ASX:XRO), which fell 5.16% or 5.39 points to trade at 99.03 at the close. Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) declined 4.50% or 0.05 points to end at 1.06 and Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX:GOR) was down 4.42% or 0.08 points to 1.62.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 876 to 575 and 360 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.39% to 13.52.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.04% or 20.40 to $1,933.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 3.97% or 4.52 to hit $109.38 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 3.54% or 4.16 to trade at $113.21 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 0.75, while AUD/JPY rose 1.63% to 93.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 99.23.