Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.20%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Metals&Mining, Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX:LNK), which rose 5.99% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) added 4.55% or 0.02 points to end at 0.35 and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS) was up 4.31% or 0.19 points to 4.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX:VEA), which fell 7.28% or 0.23 points to trade at 2.93 at the close. Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:PTM) declined 7.19% or 0.10 points to end at 1.29 and Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL) was down 6.51% or 0.11 points to 1.58.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 640 to 598 and 392 ended unchanged.

Shares in Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:PTM) fell to all time lows; down 7.19% or 0.10 to 1.29.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.30% to 11.07.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 5.45 to $1,941.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.36% or 0.31 to hit $87.60 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.24 to trade at $90.88 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY rose 0.18% to 94.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 104.39.