Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.50% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.50% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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

At the close in Sydney, the rose 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the were Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:), which rose 6.77% or 0.180 points to trade at 2.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Alumina Ltd (ASX:) added 6.68% or 0.125 points to end at 1.995 and Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:) was up 6.31% or 2.40 points to 40.44 in late trade.