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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.79%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Gold and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.79% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS), which rose 7.25% or 0.13 points to trade at 1.85 at the close. Meanwhile, St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) added 6.76% or 0.03 points to end at 0.40 and Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) was up 4.80% or 0.11 points to 2.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Idp Education Ltd (ASX:IEL), which fell 7.44% or 1.10 points to trade at 13.69 at the close. Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) declined 4.85% or 0.25 points to end at 4.90 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was down 4.29% or 0.10 points to 2.23.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 632 to 493 and 425 ended unchanged.

Shares in St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.76% or 0.03 to 0.40. Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.80% or 0.11 to 2.40.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.09% to 11.91.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.41% or 10.80 to $2,654.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.13% or 3.05 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.08% or 3.16 to trade at $74.30 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 0.51% to 100.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 103.11.

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