Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Nearmap Ltd (ASX:NEA), which rose 5.93% or 0.150 points to trade at 2.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Cooper Energy Ltd (ASX:COE) added 4.55% or 0.025 points to end at 0.575 and Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX:JIN) was up 4.35% or 1.160 points to 27.820 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Southern Cross Media Group Ltd (ASX:SXL), which fell 18.61% or 0.215 points to trade at 0.940 at the close. Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX:NEC) declined 6.43% or 0.12 points to end at 1.75 and Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (ASX:HVN) was down 5.92% or 0.250 points to 3.970.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 622 to 526 and 329 ended unchanged.
Shares in Southern Cross Media Group Ltd (ASX:SXL) fell to 3-years lows; falling 18.61% or 0.215 to 0.940. Shares in Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX:JIN) rose to all time highs; up 4.35% or 1.160 to 27.820.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 5.19% to 13.313.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 4.15 to $1493.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.58% or 0.31 to hit $53.28 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.61% or 0.36 to trade at $58.99 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.01% to 0.6774, while AUD/JPY fell 0.03% to 73.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 98.037.