Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.41% By Investing.com

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 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the were Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:), which rose 6.83% or 0.54 points to trade at 8.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Megaport Ltd (ASX:) added 6.72% or 0.50 points to end at 7.94 and Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:) was up 6.22% or 0.12 points to 2.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:), which fell 4.75% or 0.82 points to trade at 16.43 at the close. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:) declined 3.57% or 0.03 points to end at 0.68 and Ramsay Health Care Ltd (ASX:) was down 3.49% or 2.06 points to 57.02.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 694 to 679 and 365 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (ASX:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.75% or 0.82 to 16.43. Shares in Ramsay Health Care Ltd (ASX:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.49% or 2.06 to 57.02.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.18% to 19.88.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.73% or 11.85 to $1,645.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.93% or 1.48 to hit $78.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.86% or 1.54 to trade at $84.40 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.64% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY rose 0.35% to 93.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 113.37.