Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Gold, A-REITs and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG), which rose 8.71% or 0.165 points to trade at 2.060 at the close. Meanwhile, Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX:PNI) added 8.43% or 0.360 points to end at 4.630 and Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) was up 6.22% or 0.350 points to 5.980 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG), which fell 3.57% or 0.260 points to trade at 7.030 at the close. Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) declined 3.28% or 0.850 points to end at 25.050 and Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX:MYX) was down 3.06% or 0.015 points to 0.475.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 777 to 442 and 345 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.71% or 0.165 to 2.060. Shares in Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX:MYX) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.06% or 0.015 to 0.475.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.16% to 16.725 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.04% or 15.45 to $1499.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.28% or 0.15 to hit $53.48 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.37% or 0.22 to trade at $58.72 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.70% to 0.6713, while AUD/JPY fell 0.90% to 71.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 97.382.