Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Austal Ltd (AX:ASB), which rose 12.50% or 0.165 points to trade at 1.485 at the close. Meanwhile, Ramsay Health Care Ltd (AX:RHC) added 7.98% or 6.030 points to end at 81.590 and Select Harvests Ltd (AX:SHV) was up 7.09% or 0.460 points to 6.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gateway Lifestyle Group (AX:GTY), which fell 14.18% or 0.370 points to trade at 2.240 at the close. Estia Health Ltd (AX:EHE) declined 13.66% or 0.560 points to end at 3.540 and Mesoblast Ltd (AX:MSB) was down 7.26% or 0.110 points to 1.405.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 591 to 469 and 332 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gateway Lifestyle Group (AX:GTY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 14.18% or 0.370 to 2.240. Shares in Ramsay Health Care Ltd (AX:RHC) rose to all time highs; up 7.98% or 6.030 to 81.590. Shares in Estia Health Ltd (AX:EHE) fell to all time lows; losing 13.66% or 0.560 to 3.540.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.04% to 13.006.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.11% or 1.45 to $1325.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.45% or 0.21 to hit $47.19 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.11 to trade at $49.56 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.05% to 0.7572, while AUD/JPY rose 0.30% to 77.36.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 95.72.