ASX Bank Shares
Rate hold sees S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) retreat
Here’s today’s latest updates on the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) and the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) share prices.
December 6, 2023
Here’s today’s latest updates on the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) and the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) share prices.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index adding 51.5 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 7124.7, with nine of the 11 sectors finishing in the green. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index also rose 0.7 per cent, in its case 51 points, to 7,336.1.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index advanced 19.5 points, or 0.3%, to 7014.9, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index rose 16.7 points, or 0.2%, to 7,215.
Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) gained 5 cents, or 1.3%, to $3.92, after being up 2.3% at one point, as it was perceived as benefiting from the big outage at rival Optus. In Singapore, the shares of Optus’ owner Singapore Telecom were down 5.2% on the news, and finished down 4.8% for the day.
The Australian dollar and bond yields slid after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 0.25% on Melbourne Cup Day, to 4.35%.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) closed 19.2 points, or 0.3%, higher at 6,997 and the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index was 0.2% higher, up 17.2 points at 7,192.3.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index share price on Thursday retreated 42 points, or 0.6%, to 6,812.3, its lowest close since October 28, 2022.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) closed 2.6 points lower, at 6,854, losing early gains. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index, however, managed a 0.7-point gain, to 7,046.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index added 12.8 points, or 0.2%, to 6,856, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index gained 15.6 points, or 0.2%, to 7,045.
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