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ASX rises after gold surges to $US2,055, AMP Australia boss quits abruptly – ABC News
AMP Australia chief Alex Wade abruptly resigns in unexplained circumstances, gold prices hit record highs again, and Australian shares rise after the Nasdaq also climbs to a fresh record.
Australian shares have lifted in early trade as gold prices and the Nasdaq hit record highs again.
By 12:05pm (AEST), the benchmark ASX 200 index had risen by 0.7 per cent to 6,041 points.
The broader All Ordinaries index also went up by a similar margin to 6,179.
Some of the best-performing stocks were retailers Nick Scali (+15.4pc), Adairs (+8.4pc), Harvey Norman (+7.5pc), as well as miners like BHP (+4.2pc).
But healthcare stocks were the weakest performers, including Resmed (-5.2pc) and …
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