Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, IT and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.92% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Emeco Holdings Ltd (ASX:EHL), which rose 9.14% or 0.170 points to trade at 2.030 at the close. Meanwhile, Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:NAN) added 7.46% or 0.490 points to end at 7.060 and Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX:PNI) was up 7.14% or 0.300 points to 4.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CYBG PLC (ASX:CYB), which fell 20.28% or 0.505 points to trade at 1.985 at the close. Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) declined 9.35% or 0.330 points to end at 3.200 and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) was down 7.14% or 0.025 points to 0.325.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 751 to 470 and 349 ended unchanged.
Shares in CYBG PLC (ASX:CYB) fell to all time lows; losing 20.28% or 0.505 to 1.985. Shares in Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:NAN) rose to all time highs; up 7.46% or 0.490 to 7.060. Shares in Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.14% or 0.025 to 0.325.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 2.34% to 13.667 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.32% or 5.05 to $1555.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.50% or 0.28 to hit $55.98 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.35% or 0.21 to trade at $60.49 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.18% to 0.6808, while AUD/JPY rose 0.26% to 72.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 98.498.