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Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 1.95% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 1.95%

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

The gained 1.95% at the Sydney close to reach a new three-month high.

They were the top performers at the session Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX) climbed 10.00%, or 0.320 points, to close at 3.520. Lynas Rare Earths Ltd., which rose 8.46% to 11.030 points at the close, and Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. was up 6.32% to 1.72 points to 28.193.

Resolute Mining Ltd., which lost 3.85% (0.015 points) to end at 0.375 at close. Omni Bridgeway Ltd. (ASX) lost 3.80%, or 0.14 point to close at 3.54. St Barbara Ltd. (ASX) fell 3.75%, or 0.055 to 1.410.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered those in decline by 919 to 573. The ending was unchanged for 354 and 354

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (ASX) shares rose to new highs. They gained 10.00%, or 0.320 to 3.520. Lynas Rare earths Ltd. (ASX:), shares increased by 8.46%, or 0.860 to 11.303.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 1.99% to 10.838.

For February delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.31% to $1805.65 per troy an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 0.28 or 0.37% to reach $75.80 per barrel in February, while March Brent oil fell 0.28 or 0.35% to trade at $78.70 per barrel.

The AUD/USD rose 0.2% to 0.7207 while the AUD/JPY rose by 0.59% and climbed to 83.42.

At 96.310, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.10%.

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