Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, IT and Telecoms Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 1.42%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were M Pharma Fp (AX:MYX), which rose 7.77% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.110 at the close. Meanwhile, Dicksmith Fpo (AX:DSH) added 7.09% or 0.050 points to end at 0.755 and Transpacific Industries Group Ltd (AX:TPI) was up 6.98% or 0.045 points to 0.690 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GWA Group Ltd (AX:GWA), which fell 6.07% or 0.125 points to trade at 1.935 at the close. Graincorp Ltd (AX:GNC) declined 4.61% or 0.410 points to end at 8.480 and Northern Star Resources Ltd (AX:NST) was down 4.14% or 0.110 points to 2.550.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 557 to 359 and 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in GWA Group Ltd (AX:GWA) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.07% or 0.125 to 1.935.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.30% to 19.760.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.08% or 0.90 to $1136.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.17% or 0.08 to hit $46.22 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.09 to trade at $48.70 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.87% to 0.7210, while AUD/JPY rose 0.76% to 86.96.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 96.88.