The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) Index could not hold on to yesterday’s record close, dropping 92.5 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 7,588.2 points, with all 11 industry sub-indices losing ground.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) closed up 80.5 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 7,680.7 – 51.8 points, or 0.7 per cent, above the previous closing record of 7,628.9 points, which was reached in August 2021. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index added 77.8 points, or 1 per cent, to 7,912.8.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index added 21.8 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7600.2 at the closing bell, with seven out of the 11 sectors finishing in the green. The All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) edged up 0.3 per cent.