Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms Services and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Vocus Group Ltd (AX:VOC), which rose 4.66% or 0.115 points to trade at 2.585 at the close. Meanwhile, CSL Ltd (AX:CSL) added 3.01% or 5.62 points to end at 192.21 and Nanosonics Ltd (AX:NAN) was up 2.85% or 0.090 points to 3.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mineral Resources Ltd (AX:MIN), which fell 4.67% or 0.790 points to trade at 16.110 at the close. OZ Minerals Ltd (AX:OZL) declined 4.13% or 0.420 points to end at 9.750 and Bluescope Steel Ltd (AX:BSL) was down 3.52% or 0.650 points to 17.840.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 698 to 552 and 391 ended unchanged.
Shares in CSL Ltd (AX:CSL) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.01% or 5.62 to 192.21. Shares in Nanosonics Ltd (AX:NAN) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.85% or 0.090 to 3.250.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 1.93% to 12.147.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.38% or 4.90 to $1285.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.84% or 0.55 to hit $65.14 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.61 to trade at $74.73 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.61% to 0.7379, while AUD/JPY fell 1.47% to 80.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 94.31.