Investing.com – Australian shares were higher after Tuesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the price rose by 0.79%, reaching a new all-time high.
The session’s best performers on the stock exchange were Healius Ltd (ASX:), which rose 7.25% or 0.13 points to close at 1.85. Meanwhile, St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) added 6.76% or 0.03 points to end at 0.40 and Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:) rose 4.80% or 0.11 points to 2.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Idp Education Ltd (ASX:), which fell 7.44% or 1.10 points to trade at 13.69 at the close. Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:) fell 4.85% or 0.25 points to end at 4.90 and Appen Ltd (ASX:) fell 4.29% or 0.10 points to 2.23.
Rising shares outpaced falling shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 632 to 493, with 425 ending unchanged.
Shares in St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) rose to a 52-week high; increase from 6.76% or 0.03 to 0.40. Shares in Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:) rose to a 52-week high; increase by 4.80% or 0.11 to 2.40.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 1.09% to 11.91.
December gold futures fell 0.41%, or 10.80, to $2,654.80 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for November delivery fell 4.13% or 3.05 to $70.78 per barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.08% or 3.16 to $74.30 per barrel. barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged by 0.30% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 0.51% to 100.23.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.03% to 103.11.
