On Monday night, after the market closed, Australian stocks went up because the financials, energy, and IT sectors all went up.
By the end of the day in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 had risen 1.94 percent.
The best performer on the S&P/ASX 200 was Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH), which rose 12.45 percent or 0.31 points to close at $2.80.Flight Centre Ltd (ASX: FLT) closed at 18.39, up 6.61 percent or 1.14 points.
Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN), which fell 21.89 percent, or 0.74 points, to close at $2.64, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) dropped 12.14 percent, or 0.97 points, to $7.02, while Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX: RSG) dropped 6.25 percent, or 0.02 points, to $0.22.
On the Sydney Stock Exchange, there were 895 stocks that went up, 626 that went down, and 366 that stayed the same.
Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN) shares fell 21.89 percent, or 0.74, to 2.64, their lowest level in three years.Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares fell 12.14 percent, or $0.97, to $7.02, a three-year low.Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX: RSG) shares fell 6.25 percent, or 0.02 to 0.22, to their lowest level in five years.
The implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, as measured by the VIX, fell 1.67 percent to 18.22.
Gold futures for August delivery rose 0.39 percent, or $7.20, to $1,837.50 per ounce. In other commodity trading, the price of a barrel of Crude oil for delivery in August went up 0.25 percent, or $0.27, to $107.89, and the price of a barrel of Brent oil for September went up 0.38 percent, or $0.42, to $109.52 a barrel.
AUD/USD stayed the same at 0.69, while AUD/JPY went down to 93.72, a 0.2% change.
At 103.63, the US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.32 percent.
