Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 1.00% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks had been higher after the close on Monday, as beneficial properties within the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the added 1.00%.

The finest performers of the session on the had been Mineral Resources Ltd (AX:), which rose 10.56% or 1.510 factors to commerce at 15.810 at the close. Meanwhile, Emeco Holdings Ltd (AX:) added 6.91% or 0.150 factors to finish at 2.320 and Vocus Group Ltd (AX:) was up 5.35% or 0.170 factors to 3.350 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session had been Australian Pharma Industries Ltd (AX:), which fell 7.52% or 0.120 factors to commerce at 1.475 at the close. Perpetual Ltd (AX:) declined 3.99% or 1.330 factors to finish at 32.010 and Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (AX:) was down 1.72% or 0.010 factors to 0.570.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 584 to 535 and 355 ended unchanged.

Shares in Perpetual Ltd (AX:) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.99% or 1.330 to 32.010.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 choices, was down 4.48% to 16.151.

Gold Futures for February supply was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1240.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Crude oil for supply in February rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $51.54 a barrel, whereas the February Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.03 to commerce at $60.25 a barrel.

AUD/USD was down 0.07% to 0.7172, whereas AUD/JPY rose 0.06% to 81.39.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.915.