Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The added 0.2% was available at the Sydney close.

Collins Foods Ltd. (ASX) was the best performer of the session, rising 12.62% or 1.58 to close at 14.10. Meanwhile, Credit Corp Group Ltd (ASX 🙂 gained 8.57%, or 2.59 point to finish at 32.80. Omni Bridgeway Ltd was up 6.56%, or 0.20 to 3.25 late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nuix Ltd (ASX:), which fell 11.72% or 0.30 points to trade at 2.26 at the close. Resolute Mining Ltd. ASX: fell 6.8% or 0.25 points to trade at 0.355. Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:) fell 4.27%, or 0.090 point to 2.020.

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 930, 490 and 388 respectively.

Collins Foods Ltd. shares (ASX:), rose to record highs. They rose 12.62%, or 1.58 to 13.10. Resolute Mining Ltd. (ASX) shares fell to their 5-year lowest point, down 6.58%.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.81% to 14.377.

For February delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.53% to $1794.65 per troy-ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell by 2.70%, or 1.89, to $68.06 per barrel. The February Brent oil contract dropped 2.88%, or 2.11, to $71.11 per barrel.

AUD/USD fell 0.34%, to 0.7116. AUD/JPY dropped 0.72%, to 80.46.

At 95.990, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.36%.