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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.74%

by October 21, 2024
written by October 21, 2024

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Resources sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.74%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Amotiv Ltd (ASX:AOV), which rose 10.21% or 1.02 points to trade at 11.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN) added 5.16% or 0.26 points to end at 5.30 and Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:OBL) was up 3.06% or 0.03 points to 1.01 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wisetech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC), which fell 14.56% or 17.83 points to trade at 104.65 at the close. Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN) declined 13.76% or 6.31 points to end at 39.55 and Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) was down 3.66% or 0.08 points to 1.98.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 632 to 539 and 458 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.16% or 0.26 to 5.30.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.51% to 11.94.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 10.90 to $2,740.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.61% or 0.42 to hit $69.11 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.35 to trade at $73.41 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 0.27% to 99.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 103.33.

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