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

The additional 0.05% is added at the Sydney close.

They were the top performers at the session Codan Ltd (ASX) climbed 14.52%, or 0.98 points, to close at 7.73. Elders Ltd (ASX) gained 8.91%, or 1.22 point to close at 14.92 NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX: ) traded up 4.20% to 1.99 in late trade.

Polynovo Ltd. ASX: was among the worst-performing stocks of the session. It fell 7.5%, or 0.10 point to trade at 1.23 by the end. Incitec Pivot Ltd (ASX) fell 3.74%, or 0.14 points, to reach 3.60. Kogan.com Ltd was at the same time down 2.67%, or 0.10 point to 3.64.

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stock by 743 to 661, and ended the day unchanged.

Elders Ltd. shares rose to new 5-year highs (ASX:), with a gain of 8.91% (1.22 to 14.92).

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 4.26% to 16.90.

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.60% to $1853.12 an ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.70 or 0.63% to reach $110.98/barrel, and August Brent oil, which rose 0.87 or 0.79% to trade at $110.86/barrel.

The AUD/USD rose by 0.97%, to 0.71. While the AUD/JPY rose by 0.78%, to 90.62.

At 102.73, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.43%.