At closing bell, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 advanced 2.42 points, or 0.03%, to 7,443.42. The broader All Ordinaries index added 5.05 points, or 0.07%, to 7,759.34.
Total 8 of 11 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200 Index. Real estate was the best performing sector, gaining 2%, while energy was worst performing sector, falling 2.3%.
The top performing stocks in this index were NANOSONICS and CROWN RESORTS, up 9.35% and 8.70% respectively. The worst performing stocks in the S&P/ASX200 index were MINERAL RESOURCES and REGIS RESOURCES, up 7% and 6.1% respectively.
Shares of information technology players advanced with Afterpay up 3.3%, Megaport up 3.9%, and Codan up 3.7%.
Shares of materials and resources were up after iron prices recovered from last week's selloff. Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals surged up to 8.6% after announcement of sealing a joint venture deal with steelmaker POSCO.
Casino operator Crown Resorts soaring up to 12.8% on being granted a two-year grace period to improve its Melbourne casino operations.
Gold stocks declined on tracking lower gold prices, with Regis Resources leading losses after its September-quarter gold production and sales missed market expectation.
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CURRENCY NEWS: The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 93.936 after a recent jump from below 93.6. The Australian dollar was at $0.7496, against an earlier low of $0.7482.
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