The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) surrendered 81.5 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 7414.8, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) was also down by 1.1 per cent, losing 83 points to 7,647.
Weaker iron ore prices saw BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shed 53 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $47.18, while Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) lost 83 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $128.32, and Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) eased 13 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $27.24.
The mood was distinctly positive on the trading screens, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index putting on 120.1 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 7,377.9, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) rose 130.3 points, also 1.7 per cent, to 7,599.4.
Australia’s share market pushed higher on Wednesday, as the big miners tracked iron ore prices higher. At the close the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) was up 23.8 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,259.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index gained 22.7 points, also 0.3 per cent, to 7,469.1.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index added 36.3 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 7,235.3 points at the close. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) rose 36.2 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 7,446.4.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index ending the session 4.1 points to the good, at 7,199, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) edged 4.6 points into the green, to 7,410.2.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index jumped 116.8 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 7178.4, with all the sectors in the green. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) added 116.9 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 7,386.
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.
