© Reuters Australian stock market rises at close of trading; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.12%
Investing.com – Australian shares rose after Monday’s close as gains across sectors led stocks higher.
At the close in Sydney the increase was 0.12%.
The session’s best performers were Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:), which rose 22.88% or 1.40 points to settle at 7.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Alumina Ltd (ASX:) gained 7.35% or 0.08 points to close at 1.10 and Zip Co Ltd (ASX:) rose 6.61% or 0.06 points to 0, 93 in the latest operations.
The worst results of the session were Nanosonic Ltd (ASX:), which fell 13.10% or 0.41 points to close at 2.72. TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX:) fell 8.21% or 0.44 points to close at 4.92 and Iress Ltd (ASX:) fell 6.14% or 0.49 points to 7.49.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 624 to 571 and 324 remained unchanged.
Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:) shares have risen to 52-week highs; gaining 22.88% or from 1.40 to 7.52. Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:) shares have fallen to 5-year lows; losing 13.10% or from 0.41 to 2.72. Zip Co Ltd (ASX:) shares have risen to 52-week highs; gaining 6.61% or 0.06 to 0.93.
The, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, rose 2.28% to 11.24.
Gold futures for April delivery fell 0.32% or 6.60 to $2,042.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for April delivery fell 0.47% or 0.36 to hit $76.13 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.34 to trade at 80.46 dollars a barrel.
AUD/USD remained unchanged 0.06% at 0.66, while AUD/JPY fell 0.20% to 98.61.
U.S. dollar index futures rose 0.04% to 103.90.