(MENAFN- FxPro) Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Gold, A-REITs and Metals&Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST), which rose 7.43% or 0.150 points to trade at 2.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) added 6.61% or 0.085 points to end at 1.370 and Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) was up 4.53% or 0.510 points to 11.780 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (ASX:LNG), which fell 8.81% or 0.310 points to trade at 3.210 at the close. Navitas Ltd (ASX:NVT) declined 6.36% or 0.290 points to end at 4.270 and Syrah Res F (ASX:SYR) was down 4.29% or 0.160 points to 3.570.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 503 to 486 and 190 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.72% to 15.831.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.64% or 17.80 to $1103.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $48.04 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $54.62 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 0.7280, while AUD/JPY fell 0.35% to 89.83.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 97.02.
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