Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.36%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, IT and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX:ILU), which rose 5.24% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) added 5.32% or 0.03 points to end at 0.50 and Austal Ltd (ASX:ASB) was up 4.82% or 0.24 points to 5.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM), which fell 5.17% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.28 at the close. Brambles Ltd (ASX:BXB) declined 5.03% or 1.05 points to end at 19.83 and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX:RMS) was down 3.49% or 0.09 points to 2.49.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 577 to 519 and 485 ended unchanged.

Shares in Austal Ltd (ASX:ASB) rose to all time highs; rising 4.82% or 0.24 to 5.22.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.36% to 13.40.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 3.24 to $3,301.64 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.38% or 0.24 to hit $63.26 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.19 to trade at $65.99 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 91.85.

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The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 99.39.

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