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

The added 0.1% was at the Sydney close.

Resolute Mining Ltd., (ASX:) rose 8.45% to trade at 0.3885 by the end. Meanwhile, Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX) increased 5.59% to 9.450, and Iress Ltd (+ASX) gained 5.55% to 13.12 in trade late.

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd., which lost 8.51% (or 0.48 points), to close the session at 5.16. Afterpay Touch Group Ltd. (ASX) fell 7.63%, or 6.83 point to close at 82.67 Mesoblast Ltd (ASX) fell 7.12%, or 0.105 points, to 1.370

The Sydney Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stock by 717 to 701 while 341 finished unchanged.

Afterpay Touch Group Ltd shares (ASX) dropped to 52 week lows. They fell 7.63%, or 6.83 to 82.67.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 4.07% to 12.305.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was higher by 0.57%, or 10.25, to $1808.45 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 0.63 percent or 0.87 to $71.75 per barrel in January, and February Brent oil fell 0.56 or 0.75 to $74.46 per barrel.

AUD/USD dropped 0.31% to 0.7161, and AUD/JPY declined 0.37%, to 81.37.

At 96.007, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.01%.