Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gold, A-REITs and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Incitec Pivot Ltd (AX:IPL), which rose 4.48% or 0.180 points to trade at 4.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Western Areas Ltd (AX:WSA) added 4.22% or 0.100 points to end at 2.470 and Bellamys Australia Ltd (AX:BAL) was up 4.12% or 0.320 points to 8.080 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Appen Ltd (AX:APX), which fell 2.61% or 0.280 points to trade at 10.440 at the close. Skycity Entertainment Group Ltd (AX:SKC) declined 2.29% or 0.080 points to end at 3.420 and CYBG PLC (AX:CYB) was down 2.07% or 0.100 points to 4.740.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 609 to 449 and 342 ended unchanged.
Shares in Incitec Pivot Ltd (AX:IPL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.48% or 0.180 to 4.200.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.17% to 15.691.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.06% or 0.80 to $1231.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.03 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.26 to trade at $72.91 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.12% to 0.7220, while AUD/JPY rose 0.26% to 81.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 96.17.