Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy , IT and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX: ILU ), which rose 5.24% or 0.20 points to trade at 4.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX: RSG ) added 5.32% or 0.03 points to end at 0.50 and Austal Ltd (ASX: ASB ) was up 4.82% or 0.24 points to 5.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM ), which fell 5.17% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.28 at the close. Brambles Ltd (ASX: BXB ) declined 5.03% or 1.05 points to end at 19.83 and Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS ) was down 3.49% or 0.09 points to 2.49.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 577 to 519 and 485 ended unchanged.
Shares in Austal Ltd (ASX: ASB ) rose to all time highs; rising 4.82% or 0.24 to 5.22.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 3.36% to 13.40.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 3.24 to $3,301.64 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.38% or 0.24 to hit $63.26 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.19 to trade at $65.99 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 91.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 99.39.