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 rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH), which rose 13.33% or 0.300 points to trade at 2.550 at the close. Meanwhile, Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) added 10.14% or 0.035 points to end at 0.380 and Galaxy Resources Ltd (ASX:GXY) was up 9.74% or 0.095 points to 1.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:CGC), which fell 2.59% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.630 at the close. National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) declined 2.53% or 0.720 points to end at 27.690 and JB Hi-Fi Ltd (ASX:JBH) was down 2.18% or 0.800 points to 35.830.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 670 to 505 and 330 ended unchanged.
Shares in Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:CGC) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.59% or 0.070 to 2.630.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.76% to 11.400.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.17% or 2.55 to $1513.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.52% or 0.29 to hit $55.91 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.32 to trade at $61.37 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.12% to 0.6922, while AUD/JPY rose 0.29% to 74.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.015.