After the market closed on Friday, Australia’s stocks went up, thanks to gains in the gold, energy, and resources sectors.
At the end of the trading day in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.23 percent to reach a new 6-month high.
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:PLS), which rose 13.18% or 0.53 points to 4.55 at the end of the session, was the best performer on the S&P/ASX 200. Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) went up 11.76% or 0.03 points to end at 0.29, and Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) went up 6.16% or 0.55 points to 9.48 in late trade.
Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) performed the worst of the day’s stocks, falling 7.69% or 0.13 points to trade at $1.56 at the close.Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:NAN) fell 6.64 percent, or 0.34 points, to end the day at 4.78, while Codan Ltd (ASX:CDA) fell 3.70 percent, or 0.17 points, to 4.42.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 640 stocks that went up, 580 that went down, and 422 that stayed the same.
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The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, fell by 1.11% to 12.05.
Gold futures for delivery in February went up 0.41 percent, or $7.90, to $1,931.80 per troy ounce. Crude oil for March delivery went up 0.53 percent, or $0.43, to $81.04 a barrel, and the March Brent oil contract went up 0.46 percent, or $0.40, to $86.56 a barrel.
AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.69, while AUD/JPY went up 0.75 points to 89.39.
At 101.87, the US Dollar Index Futures went up by 0.04%.