Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.02% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.02% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Perpetual Ltd (ASX:), which rose 7.79% or 2.92 points to trade at 40.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Cimic Group Ltd (ASX:) added 5.85% or 1.21 points to end at 21.88 and Healius Ltd (ASX:) was up 4.40% or 0.200 points to 4.750 in late trade.