Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and A-REITs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.28% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Ioof Holdings Ltd (ASX:IFL), which rose 12.02% or 0.720 points to trade at 6.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Orocobre Ltd (ASX:ORE) added 6.51% or 0.170 points to end at 2.780 and Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ASX:ABC) was up 6.11% or 0.190 points to 3.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nearmap Ltd (ASX:NEA), which fell 4.12% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.560 at the close. Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:SIG) declined 3.91% or 0.025 points to end at 0.615 and Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) was down 3.64% or 0.060 points to 1.590.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 685 to 522 and 354 ended unchanged.
The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 1.13% to 13.124.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.46% or 6.95 to $1522.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.10% or 0.64 to hit $58.73 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.17% or 0.75 to trade at $65.03 a barrel.
AUD/USD was up 0.10% to 0.6774, while AUD/JPY rose 0.25% to 72.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 98.148.
