Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Resources and Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (AX:NEC), which rose 5.95% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Bellamys Australia Ltd (AX:BAL) added 5.69% or 0.950 points to end at 17.650 and Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (AX:SIG) was up 4.70% or 0.035 points to 0.780 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Myob Group Ltd (AX:MYO), which fell 8.01% or 0.245 points to trade at 2.815 at the close. Retail Food Group Ltd (AX:RFG) declined 5.65% or 0.050 points to end at 0.835 and Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd (AX:GMA) was down 2.98% or 0.075 points to 2.445.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 736 to 494 and 381 ended unchanged.
Shares in Myob Group Ltd (AX:MYO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.01% or 0.245 to 2.815.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 7.39% to 12.225.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.12% or 1.60 to $1303.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $68.16 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.21% or 0.16 to trade at $77.56 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.16% to 0.7564, while AUD/JPY fell 0.24% to 82.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 93.96.