Australia Stock Market Update
Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials sectors.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.56%, hitting a new all-time high.
Best Performers
- Metcash Ltd (ASX:MTS): +7.52% (+0.24 points) to 3.43
- Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL): +6.31% (+0.07 points) to 1.10
- Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL): +5.25% (+0.33 points) to 6.61
Worst Performers
- Webjet Ltd (ASX:WEB): -3.57% (-0.18 points) to 4.86
- Collins Foods Ltd (ASX:CKF): -3.36% (-0.29 points) to 8.33
- Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST): -3.13% (-0.52 points) to 16.07
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange with 579 advancing, 517 declining, and 403 unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which tracks the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, decreased by 1.04% to 10.52.
Commodities Update
- Gold Futures (February delivery) rose 0.14% (+3.61) to $2,662.11 per troy ounce.
- Crude Oil (January delivery) increased by 0.10% (+0.07) to $68.17 per barrel.
- Brent oil (February contract) rose by 0.18% (+0.13) to $71.96 per barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged at 0.65, while AUD/JPY increased by 0.27% to 97.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.10% to 106.53.
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