Investing.com – Australia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Worleyparsons Ltd (AX:WOR), which rose 4.11% or 0.540 points to trade at 13.670 at the close. APN Outdoor Group Ltd (AX:APO) added 4.09% or 0.185 points to end at 4.705 and A2 Milk Company Ltd (AX:A2M) was up 3.48% or 0.180 points to 5.350 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd (AX:FPH), which lost 3.80% or 0.440 points to trade at 11.150 in late trade. St Barbara Ltd (AX:SBM) declined 3.49% or 0.105 points to end at 2.905 and Resolute Mining Ltd (AX:RSG) shed 2.97% or 0.035 points to 1.145.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 640 to 548 and 352 ended unchanged on the Sydney Stock Exchange.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 0.27% to 12.460.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 3.50 to $1321.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $50.51 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.08 to trade at $55.70 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.29% to 0.8027, while AUD/JPY rose 0.62% to 89.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 91.67.