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

The additional 0.60% is added at the Sydney close.

The best performers of the session on the were Nuix Ltd (ASX:), which rose 5.93% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.43 at the close. Iluka Resources Ltd. (ASX 🙂 increased 5.45% or 0.55 Points to trade at 10.64. Atlas Arteria was up 5.23% (or 0.36 point) to 7.24.

These were the worst performers of the session. Megaport Ltd ASX:) fell 8.6%, or 1.14 points, to close at 13.00. Abacus Property Group, ASX:), fell 5.90% (0.21 points) to close at 3.35 Mesoblast Ltd (ASX:), was lower by 4.76%. This brought the total to 1.20.

Stocks that are rising outnumbered those on the Sydney Stock Exchange 836-527 to 410 at the close of business.

Atlas Arteria shares rose 52 weeks to new highs. They rose 5.23%, or 0.36, to 7.24.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 6.30% to 15.49.

For April delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.42% (8.25%) to $1934.95 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 1.27 to reach $104.29/barrel in April, and the May Brent Oil contract, which rose 0.95 or 0.89% to trade at $107.59/barrel.

AUD/USD was stable at 0.74; AUD/JPY rose 0.53%, to 87.91.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.5% to 98.12.