Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.68% higher on Tuesday, with gains led by the Information Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors.
Advancing stocks outnumbered decliners 625 to 470, while 387 issues finished unchanged. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, a measure of expected volatility, eased 0.88% to 10.54.
Among top gainers, ARB Corp led with a 12.44% rise to 21.24, while Ansell Ltd added 7.64% to 41.16, marking a five-year high. DroneShield Ltd advanced 7.16% to finish at 1.95.
The sharpest declines were seen in Monadelphous Group Ltd, which fell 11.62% to 28.61, followed by Liontown Resources Ltd, down 8.87% to 1.21, and PLS Group Ltd, which decreased 6.22% to 5.13.
The Australian dollar traded relatively flat against the U.S. dollar, with the AUD/USD pair little changed at 0.71. The AUD/JPY pair edged 0.11% higher to 113.89, while the U.S. Dollar Futures Index declined 0.07% to 99.00.
Commodity futures showed mixed performance, with gold for December delivery up 0.17% at $4,705.56 per troy ounce. Crude oil for October delivery fell 0.87% to $84.27 per barrel, while Brent crude for November delivery declined 0.95% to $89.68 per barrel.
