Investing.com – Australia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Resources and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Collins Foods Ltd (ASX:CKF), which rose 7.62% or 0.71 points to trade at 10.03 at the close. James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) added 4.83% or 2.29 points to end at 49.73 and Iress Ltd (ASX:IRE) was up 4.42% or 0.34 points to 8.03 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Polynovo Ltd (ASX:PNV), which lost 5.81% or 0.14 points to trade at 2.27 in late trade. Orora Ltd (ASX:ORA) declined 2.54% or 0.05 points to end at 1.92 and Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX:TAH) shed 2.50% or 0.02 points to 0.68.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 625 to 588 and 467 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 up 0.68% to 11.03.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.30% or 7.05 to $2,337.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $81.66 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $85.16 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY rose 0.01% to 106.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 105.12.