Market Summary

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Metals & Mining, Materials, and Resources sectors led shares upward.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.10% to hit a new all-time high.

Best Performers

• Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN): +13.84% (+5.97 points) to 49.10
• A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:A2M): +8.89% (+0.51 points) to 6.25
• Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE): +8.59% (+0.95 points) to 12.01

Worst Performers

• Skycity Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SKC): -6.88% (-0.10 points) to 1.29
• Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH): -6.12% (-0.05 points) to 0.69
• Fletcher Building Ltd (ASX:FBU): -6.02% (-0.16 points) to 2.50

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 614 to 503, with 439 ending unchanged.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 0.82% to 11.52.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery: -0.18% (-4.80) to $2,690.10 a troy ounce
• Crude Oil (November delivery): +0.21% (+0.14) to $67.81 a barrel
• Brent Oil (December contract): +0.15% (+0.11) to $71.20 a barrel

Currency

• AUD/USD: unchanged at 0.69
• AUD/JPY: -0.94% to 98.94
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.26.