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ASX filled with festive cheer as markets shrug off COVID Christmas scare – ABC News
Despite a last-minute COVID scare, Australian shareholders are feeling cautiously festive, with the ASX 200 closing in positive territory on Christmas Eve.
Despite a last-minute COVID scare, Australian shareholders are feeling cautiously festive, with the ASX 200 closing in positive territory on Christmas Eve.
Key points:
- The ASX 200 finished in positive territory on Christmas Eve
- It also closed higher on Wednesday after several days of falls
- That comes as Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak is so far kept under control at Christmas time
Due to Christmas, the ASX closed early at 2.10pm.
The benchmark ASX 200 finished 0.3 per cent higher at 6,665 points.
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