News: WDS Australian shares end higher on commodities boost

	  Commodities sectors drive benchmark higher 

	  Global market sentiment remains subdued  

	  Star Entertainment rises on providing remediation plan  

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Australian shares closed higher on Tuesday after a steep sell-off in the previous session, as a commodity rally-led strength in resources stocks outweighed weak sentiment due to global recession worries.

The S&P/ASX 200 index (xjo) closed 0.4% higher. The benchmark fell 1.6% on Monday.

Investors worldwide continued to remain on the back foot, after U.S. central bank officials signalled that their priority remained in controlling searing price pressures, shrugging off volatility in global markets.

"The market sentiment cautiously stabilized into the new trading week after the shock wave, but it was far away from all smooth sailing," Hebe Chen, a market analyst from IG Markets said.

Matt Simpson, a senior market analyst from StoneX, also flagged that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq held above their June lows on Monday, meaning it was likely that the benchmark was also going to hold above its June low on Tuesday.

Miners .AXMM led the gains, rising about 2.9%, tracking higher iron ore prices in China. Index majors Rio Tinto (RIO) , Fortescue Metals (FMG) and BHP Group (BHP) advanced between 2.1% and 5.1%.

Similarly, energy stocks .AXEJ firmed 1.7%, with sector leaders Woodside Energy (WDS) and Santos (STO) climbing 1.7% and 1.5%, respectively.

The gold index .AXGD also shone, rising 1.5% on higher bullion prices due to a relatively weaker dollar. Newcrest Mining (NCM) and Northern Star Resources (NST) gained 1.5% and 1.7%.

Separately, Star Entertainment (SGR) rose 1.1%, after the company said it had developed a remediation plan, after it was found unfit to hold a casino license in Sydney.

However, these gains were countered by losses in the other indexes, such as financials .AXFJ , which fell 0.3%, with three of the "Big Four" banks losing between 0.3% and 0.7%.

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index (nz50) fell 1.9% to finish the session at 11,214.5 points.