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

At Sydney’s close, the gain was 1.9%.

Polynovo Ltd. ASX: was the top performer for the session. They rose 14.04% (or 0.16 point) to trade at 1.30 after the close. Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (ASX) gained 13.46%, or 1.97 points, to close at 16.61 Codan Late trade saw a 9.62% increase in Ltd (ASX) or 0.64 point to 7.29

The worst performers of the session were Nuix Ltd (ASX:), which fell 6.07% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.00 at the close. IGO Ltd. (ASX 🙂 dropped 3.48% or 0.38 Points to finish at 10.54. Reece Ltd. was down 3.10%, 0.51 point or 15.93.

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 944 to 486, and ended the day unchanged at 382

Shares in Nuix Ltd (ASX:) fell to all time lows; losing 6.07% or 0.07 to 1.00. Reece Ltd (ASX 🙂 shares fell 52 weeks to their lowest point, losing 3.10%.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 4.07% to 18.49.

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.2% to $1.824.90 a troy an ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.46 or 0.43% to reach $106.59/barrel, and the July Brent Oil contract, which rose 0.68/0.73 to trade at $108.18/barrel.

While AUD/USD was steady at 0.69 to 0.69, AUD/JPY increased 1.05% from 88.87 to 88.87.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.27 percent at 104.61