ASX 200 rises more than 1% on Tuesday 24 November 2020

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) rose by around 1.25% today to 6,644 points.

Here are some of the main highlights from the ASX today:

Some resource ASX shares surged higher today, except gold

Gold was the one resource sector to suffer a decline today whilst other areas like oil went higher.

The Silver Lake Resources Limited. (ASX: SLR) share price fell 9.4%, the Perseus Mining Limited (ASX: PRU) share price fell 7.6%, the Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) share price fell 8.9% and the Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (ASX: SAR) share price dropped 9%.

At the opposite end of the ASX 200 was the oil business Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price which rose around 8.2%. The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price shot higher…