Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Gold and A-REITs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH), which rose 5.24% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) added 3.74% or 0.02 points to end at 0.56 and AGL Energy Ltd (ASX:AGL) was up 3.22% or 0.24 points to 7.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN), which fell 5.17% or 0.21 points to trade at 3.85 at the close. Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) declined 3.59% or 0.09 points to end at 2.42 and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) was down 3.37% or 0.12 points to 3.44.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 672 to 577 and 387 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 7.90% to 13.13.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.33% or 26.60 to $1,975.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.68% or 0.47 to hit $69.73 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.68% or 0.51 to trade at $75.10 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 0.66, while AUD/JPY rose 0.57% to 87.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.79.