Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the A-REITs, Financials and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Downer Edi Ltd (ASX:DOW), which rose 7.33% or 0.390 points to trade at 5.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) added 7.13% or 0.72 points to end at 10.82 and Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) was up 4.96% or 0.130 points to 2.750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS), which fell 9.22% or 0.165 points to trade at 1.625 at the close. St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) declined 7.88% or 0.160 points to end at 1.870 and Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU) was down 6.30% or 0.080 points to 1.190.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 682 to 675 and 375 ended unchanged.
Shares in St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.88% or 0.160 to 1.870. Shares in Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.96% or 0.130 to 2.750.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.49% to 11.912.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.61% or 10.85 to $1767.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.29% or 0.18 to hit $63.12 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.23% or 0.15 to trade at $66.02 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.32% to 0.7739, while AUD/JPY fell 0.04% to 84.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 91.047.