Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare , Financials and Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX: OBL ), which rose 6.13% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Iluka Resources Ltd (ASX: ILU ) added 5.23% or 0.18 points to end at 3.62 and Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN ) was up 3.92% or 0.31 points to 8.21 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Collins Foods Ltd (ASX: CKF ), which fell 7.73% or 0.67 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Appen Ltd (ASX: APX ) declined 4.55% or 0.04 points to end at 0.84 and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE ) was down 3.38% or 0.29 points to 8.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 584 to 482 and 443 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.92% or 0.31 to 8.21. Shares in Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.38% or 0.29 to 8.30.

The S&P/ASX 200 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 8.57% to 15.00.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.53% or 17.04 to $3,243.34 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.59% or 0.36 to hit $61.89 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.32 to trade at $65.20 a barrel.

AUD/USD was up 1.21% to 0.64, while AUD/JPY rose 0.85% to 90.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 99.44.