Australian stock market closed the Monday trading session higher due to the consolidation of raw material and metal mining sectors.
At the time of closing of the Sydney Stock Exchange, S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.64%.
The best performers of S&P/ASX 200 were the shares of Amcor Ltd (AX: AMC), which rose 1.170 p (9.57%), closing at 13.400. Quotes of Western Areas NL (AX: WSA) increased by 0.185 p (9.32%), ending trading at 2.170. Papers of AWE Ltd (AX: AWE) rose 0.035 p (8.86%), closing at 0.430.
Leaders of falling were shares of Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX: AZJ), the price of which has fallen by 0.430 p (11.17%), ending the session at around 3.420. Shares of Regis Resources Ltd (AX: RRL) rose 0.180 p (6.52%) to close at 2.580, and Austal Ltd (AX: ASB) decreased in price by 0.060 p (5.00%) and completed trades at around 1.140.
On the Sydney stock exchange, the number of advancing securities (526) exceeded the number closed in red (339), and quotes of 274 shares remained virtually unchanged.
The Stock quotes of Aurizon Holdings Ltd (AX: AZJ) fell to 3-year low, down to 11.17%, and finished trading at around 3.420.
The volatility Index S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which is based on options trading indicators on S&P/ASX 200 fell 14.60% to reach 25.867.
Gold futures for April delivery lost 1.63%, or 20.20, reaching $ 1219.20 an ounce. As for other commodities, the price of WTI oil for March delivery fell 0.59%, or 0.18, to $ 29.27 a barrel. Brent crude oil futures for April delivery fell 0.24%, or 0.08, to $ 33.28 a barrel.
Meanwhile, AUD/USD rose 0.68% to 0.7155, and AUD/JPY rose 1.31%, reaching 81.48.
USD Index, which tracks the US currency against a basket of major world currencies, rose 0.22% to 96.20.