Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining and IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Platinum Asset Management Ltd (AX:PTM), which rose 7.25% or 0.390 points to trade at 5.770 at the close. Meanwhile, Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (AX:APT) added 6.35% or 1.250 points to end at 20.940 and Resolute Mining Ltd (AX:RSG) was up 5.93% or 0.080 points to 1.430 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were G8 Education Ltd (AX:GEM), which fell 15.29% or 0.370 points to trade at 2.050 at the close. Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (AX:RWC) declined 7.77% or 0.480 points to end at 5.700 and Blackmores Ltd (AX:BKL) was down 4.51% or 6.85 points to 145.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 653 to 564 and 387 ended unchanged.
Shares in G8 Education Ltd (AX:GEM) fell to 5-year lows; down 15.29% or 0.370 to 2.050. Shares in Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (AX:APT) rose to all time highs; up 6.35% or 1.250 to 20.940. Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (AX:RSG) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.93% or 0.080 to 1.430.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.59% to 11.993.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1212.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.75 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $76.19 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.07% to 0.7321, while AUD/JPY fell 0.27% to 81.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 95.08.