Investing.com – Australia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Resources sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP), which rose 12.35% or 0.20 points to trade at 1.83 at the close. Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV) added 9.17% or 0.11 points to end at 1.31 and Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:MFG) was up 7.44% or 0.59 points to 8.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nuix Ltd (ASX:NXL), which lost 16.03% or 0.38 points to trade at 1.99 in late trade. Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:PTM) declined 6.40% or 0.04 points to end at 0.59 and Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:LYC) shed 4.08% or 0.34 points to 7.99.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 644 to 445 and 426 ended unchanged on the Sydney Stock Exchange.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 1.53% to 12.13.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.67% or 22.94 to $3,399.86 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.39% or 0.82 to hit $59.91 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.74 to trade at $62.89 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.65, while AUD/JPY rose 0.21% to 92.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 99.20.