Australian stocks rose after Monday's close, with progress in the energy, property trusts and financial sectors driving share prices higher。

S & P / ASX 200 up 0 at Sydney close.30%。

The strongest performers in the S & P / ASX 200 included Bapcor Ltd, whose shares rose 6 percent at the close..83%, or 0.36 points to 5.63。Alumina Ltd, meanwhile, up 4.02%, or 0.05 points to 1.16; Cromwell Property Group up 3 in late trading.85%, or 0.02 points to 0.41。

Gold Road Resources Ltd became the day's worst performer, with its shares down 18 at the close..13%, down 0.31 points, down to 1.40。G8 Education Ltd down 5.07%, or 0.06 points, down to 1.03; Insignia Financial Ltd fell 3.88%, or 0.09 points, down to 2.10。

On the Sydney Stock Exchange, decliners outnumbered gainers by 682 to 569, with 365 stocks closing unchanged.。

S & P / ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S & P / ASX 200 options, rose 6.30% to 11.11。

Gold futures for April delivery up 0.33%, up 6.$75, to 2,042 troy ounces.85美元。In other commodities trading, crude for March delivery rose 0.51%, or 0.40 dollars to 78 per barrel.$41, while the Brent crude contract for April delivery rose 0.51%, or 0.42 dollars to 83 per barrel.37美元。

AUD / USD exchange rate remains at 0.66, while AUD / JPY rose 0.21% to 97.58。

Dollar Index Futures Up 0.10% to 103.34。