Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the A-REITs, Consumer Staples and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Inghams Group Ltd (ASX:ING), which rose 7.92% or 0.27 points to trade at 3.68 at the close. Meanwhile, EML Payments Ltd (ASX:EML) added 3.67% or 0.04 points to end at 1.13 and Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) was up 3.29% or 0.42 points to 13.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM), which fell 10.26% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.18 at the close. Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN) declined 4.05% or 2.44 points to end at 57.76 and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) was down 3.93% or 0.15 points to 3.67.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 604 to 590 and 386 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inghams Group Ltd (ASX:ING) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.92% or 0.27 to 3.68.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.42% to 13.94.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.45 to $2,006.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.44% or 0.36 to hit $82.67 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.37% or 0.32 to trade at $86.67 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY rose 0.51% to 95.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 106.06.