Australian sharemarket charges to fresh 13-month high, tech and gold stocks the top performers – NEWS.com.au

The Australian sharemarket resumed its upward trend, with the benchmark index closing above the 7000-point level for the first time in more than 13 months. The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.66 per cent stronger at 7023.1, while the All Ordinaries Index gained 0.69 per cent to 7280.6.
CommSec analyst James Tao said local tech stocks followed the lead of those on Wall Street, which had a mixed reaction to US inflation numbers and also concerns around blood clotting with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…

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