Investing.com – Australian shares were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Sydney, the price gained 0.10%, reaching a new all-time high.
The session’s best performers on the stock market were Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:), which rose 13.84% or 5.97 points to close at 49.10. In the meantime, A2 Melkbedrijf Ltd (ASX:) added 8.89% or 0.51 points to end at 6.25 and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:) rose 8.59% or 0.95 points to 12.01 in late trade.
The session’s worst performers were Skycity Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:), which fell 6.88% or 0.10 points to close at 1.29. Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:) fell 6.12% or 0.05 points to end at 0.69 and Fletcher Building Ltd (ASX:) fell 6.02% or 0.16 points to 2.50.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 614 to 503, with 439 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 0.82% to 11.52.
December gold futures fell 0.18%, or 4.80, to $2,690.10 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for November delivery rose 0.21% or 0.14 to $67.81 per barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.11 to $71.20 per barrel. barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged down 0.17% to 0.69, while AUD/JPY fell 0.94% to 98.94.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.01% to 100.26.
