Australia Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, led by gains in the IT, Telecoms Services, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.13%.

Best Performers

• Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP): +6.25% (0.17 points) to 2.89.
• Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:PME): +4.01% (7.20 points) to 186.63.
• APA Group (ASX:APA): +3.11% (0.23 points) to 7.63.

Worst Performers

• Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN): -7.07% (3.62 points) to 47.61.
• Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS): -5.33% (0.16 points) to 2.84.
• Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:MSB): -4.78% (0.07 points) to 1.39.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 523 to 499, with 379 unchanged.

Shares in Zip Co Ltd reached 52-week highs, and Pro Medicus Ltd reached all-time highs.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures implied volatility, fell by 2.83% to 11.89.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (December): +0.19% (5.10) to $2,640.50 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (November): +0.75% (0.55) to $74.12 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (December): +0.82% (0.63) to $77.81 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• AUD/USD: unchanged at 0.67.
• AUD/JPY: +0.14% to 100.14.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.03% at 102.33.