Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the A-REITs, Telecoms Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.54% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Galaxy Resources Ltd (AX:GXY), which rose 6.25% or 0.180 points to trade at 3.060 at the close. Meanwhile, GWA Group Ltd (AX:GWA) added 4.69% or 0.175 points to end at 3.905 and Boral Ltd. (AX:BLD) was up 4.55% or 0.300 points to 6.890 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Domino'S Pizza Enterprises Ltd (AX:DMP), which fell 3.56% or 1.560 points to trade at 42.310 at the close. Resolute Mining Ltd (AX:RSG) declined 3.57% or 0.043 points to end at 1.147 and Sandfire Resources NL (AX:SFR) was down 2.57% or 0.210 points to 7.950.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 680 to 557 and 395 ended unchanged.
Shares in GWA Group Ltd (AX:GWA) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.69% or 0.175 to 3.905.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 4.06% to 12.512.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.22% or 2.90 to $1320.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.40% or 0.27 to hit $67.83 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.34 to trade at $73.45 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.20% to 0.7566, while AUD/JPY fell 0.10% to 82.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 91.34.