© Reuters Australia rose at the end of today’s session; S&P/ASX 200 Index Up 0.38%
Investing.com – Australian stocks rose after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led gainers.
At the close in Sydney, it added 0.38%.
Among the leading stocks today was EML Payments Ltd (ASX: ), which rose 11.59%, or 0.08 points, and traded at 0.77 at the close. while, megaport ltd (ASX:) added 5.45%, or 0.49 points, to close at 9.48 Insight Pivot Ltd shares (ASX: up 5.42%, or 0.15 points, at 2.92 at the close of trade.
As for the worst performers at the end of the day’s trading, Nuix Ltd (ASX:) closed down 3.11%, or 0.03 points, and traded at 0.78 levels at the close. Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:) fell 2.96%, or 0.05 points, to close at 1.64 and Pilbara Metals Company Limited (ASX:) fell 2.19%, or 0.11 points, to 4.92.
Declines outnumbered gainers on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 653 to 601 and 430 closed unchanged.
which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell 4.98% to 13.04.
Gold futures for August delivery rose 0.13%, or 2.55%, to $1939.65 an ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for August delivery rose 0.03%, or $0.02, to $74.85 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.01%, or $0.01, to trade at $79.41 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged, adding 0.02% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY was down 0.50%, to 93.37.
US Dollar Index futures fell 0.24%, to 101.15.