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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.03%
© Reuters Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.03%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the were James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:), which rose 14.38% or 5.86 points to trade at 46.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Reece Ltd (ASX:) added 3.93% or 0.76 points to end at 20.10 and Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:) was up 2.84% or 0.12 points to 4.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:), which fell 8.54% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.38 at the close. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:) declined 5.81% or 0.03 points to end at 0.41 and Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX:) was down 5.71% or 0.23 points to 3.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 701 to 502 and 451 ended unchanged.
Shares in James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.38% or 5.86 to 46.62. Shares in Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:) fell to all time lows; losing 8.54% or 0.04 to 0.38. Shares in Reece Ltd (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.93% or 0.76 to 20.10. Shares in Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.71% or 0.23 to 3.80.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.07% to 11.68.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.15% or 3.00 to $1,967.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.72% or 0.59 to hit $81.35 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.73% or 0.62 to trade at $84.72 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.68% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY fell 0.30% to 93.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.16.
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