Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the rose 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the were NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:), which rose 9.09% or 0.29 points to trade at 3.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:) added 7.84% or 0.76 points to end at 10.46 and Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:) was up 5.57% or 7.85 points to 148.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nufarm Ltd (ASX:), which fell 9.91% or 0.44 points to trade at 3.96 at the close. Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:) declined 9.43% or 1.00 points to end at 9.60 and Cochlear Ltd (ASX:) was down 7.00% or 23.64 points to 314.11.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 553 to 514 and 437 ended unchanged.
Shares in NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.09% or 0.29 to 3.48. Shares in Nufarm Ltd (ASX:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 9.91% or 0.44 to 3.96. Shares in Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.84% or 0.76 to 10.46. Shares in Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX:) rose to all time highs; up 5.57% or 7.85 to 148.85.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 3.21% to 12.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 15.40 to $2,495.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.25% or 0.19 to hit $77.17 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.15 to trade at $79.91 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 0.66, while AUD/JPY rose 0.30% to 97.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.42.
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