Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.06%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Metals & Mining, Gold and Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Megaport Ltd (ASX:MP1), which rose 13.24% or 1.88 points to trade at 16.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Ansell Ltd (ASX:ANN) added 10.32% or 3.23 points to end at 34.53 and Regis Resources Ltd (ASX:RRL) was up 9.34% or 0.38 points to 4.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Reece Ltd (ASX:REH), which fell 16.42% or 2.31 points to trade at 11.76 at the close. EVT Ltd (ASX:EVT) declined 14.70% or 2.52 points to end at 14.62 and Stanmore Coal (ASX:SMR) was down 5.50% or 0.12 points to 2.06.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 680 to 480 and 440 ended unchanged.

Shares in Megaport Ltd (ASX:MP1) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 13.24% or 1.88 to 16.08. Shares in Reece Ltd (ASX:REH) fell to 3-years lows; losing 16.42% or 2.31 to 11.76.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.65% to 10.76.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.19% or 6.60 to $3,411.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.30% or 0.19 to hit $63.85 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.14 to trade at $67.36 a barrel.

AUD/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY rose 0.37% to 95.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.66.