Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Resources and Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.02% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Beach Energy Ltd (AX:BPT), which rose 6.42% or 0.070 points to trade at 1.160 at the close. Meanwhile, Platinum Asset Management Ltd (AX:PTM) added 5.93% or 0.440 points to end at 7.860 and Western Areas Ltd (AX:WSA) was up 5.25% or 0.160 points to 3.210 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A2 Milk Company Ltd (AX:A2M), which fell 4.90% or 0.350 points to trade at 6.800 at the close. Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (AX:HVN) declined 2.39% or 0.090 points to end at 3.680 and Ardent Leisure Group (AX:AAD) was down 1.58% or 0.030 points to 1.870.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 752 to 445 and 350 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beach Energy Ltd (AX:BPT) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.42% or 0.070 to 1.160. Shares in Platinum Asset Management Ltd (AX:PTM) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.93% or 0.440 to 7.860.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 5.02% to 11.688.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.15% or 1.98 to $1279.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $57.33 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $64.23 a barrel.
AUD/USD was down 0.16% to 0.7680, while AUD/JPY rose 0.08% to 87.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 94.69.