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

The additional 0.86% was added at Sydney’s close.

These were the best performers of the session Nanosonics Ltd (ASX 🙂 traded at 6.34 after the close with a 7.46% increase or 0.44 point. Zip Co Ltd. (ASX) gained 5.08%, or 0.21 point to finish at 4.34. CSL Ltd. (ASX) was up 4.91%, or 13.45 to 287.21 by late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX:), fell 9.06% (0.250 points) to trade at 2.510 at the closing. Bluescope Steel Ltd. ASX: declined 2.92 points or 0.640 points, to reach 21.270. Metcash Ltd. was at 4.370 with a drop of 2.89% (or 0.130).

Stocks that are rising outperformed those in decline on the Sydney Stock Exchange were 726 to 6,76 and 384 respectively, which ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 7.99% to 11.519.

For February delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.16% to $1791.80 per troy an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil delivery for February increased 1.12%, or 0.77, to $69.38 per barrel. The February Brent oil contract rose 0.56, or 0.78%, to $72.08 per barrel.

AUD/USD rose 0.08%, to 0.7114. AUD/JPY rose 0.19%, to 80.89.

At 96.425, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.12%.