Australia’s stocks went up after the market closed on Tuesday. This was due to gains in the A-REITs, telecom services, and consumer discretionary sectors.
The S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.28 percent at the end of the day in Sydney.
Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX:CCP) performed the best on the S&P/ASX 200, rising 7.90% or 1.35 points to close at 18.43.Austal Ltd (ASX: ASB) finished the day up 5.33 percent, or 0.12 points, at $2.37, while Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC) rose 5.32 percent, or 0.11 points, to $2.08.
Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:RWC), which fell 13.37% or 0.48 points to close at 3.11, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Ampol Ltd (ASX:ALD) fell 12.56%, or 3.93 points, to end at 27.35, and Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC) fell 4.52%, or 0.49 points, to 10.36.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 672 stocks that went down, 617 that went up, and 365 that stayed the same.
Shares of Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:RWC) fell to 52-week lows, dropping 13.37% or $0.48 to $3.11. Ampol Ltd (ASX:ALD) shares fell to 52-week lows, dropping 12.56%, or $3.93, to $27.35.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, which is measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX, went down by 0.60% to 18.69.
Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.30 percent, or $5, to $1,649.10 per troy ounce.In other commodity trading, the price of Crude oil for delivery in December dropped 0.45%, or $0.38, to $84.20 per barrel, and the price of Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.39%, or $0.36, to $90.85 per barrel.
AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.63, while AUD/JPY went up by 0.2% to 94.18.
At 111.96, the US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.04 percent.