Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.44%

Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.44%

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

At the close in Sydney, the rose 0.44% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the were Iress Ltd (ASX:), which rose 16.80% or 1.84 points to trade at 12.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:) added 5.18% or 0.100 points to end at 2.030 and Unibail Rodamco Westfield (ASX:) was up 3.85% or 0.24 points to 6.48 in late trade.