Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP), which rose 12.35% or 0.20 points to trade at 1.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) added 9.17% or 0.11 points to end at 1.31 and Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:MFG) was up 7.44% or 0.59 points to 8.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL), which fell 16.03% or 0.38 points to trade at 1.99 at the close. Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:PTM) declined 6.40% or 0.04 points to end at 0.59 and Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:LYC) was down 4.08% or 0.34 points to 7.99.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 643 to 445 and 427 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.03% or 0.38 to 1.99.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.53% to 12.13.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.73% or 24.94 to $3,397.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.37% or 0.81 to hit $59.90 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.16% or 0.72 to trade at $62.87 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY rose 0.21% to 92.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 99.20.
