On Thursday, the ASX200 index rose 19.4 points to close at 6094.5 points, an increase of 0.32%. The common stock index rose 21.3 points to 6213.9 points to close, an increase of 0.34%. Today, the exchange volume of ASX stocks reached 6 billion shares, with a turnover of 6.3 billion Australian dollars. 716 stocks rose, 493 fell, and 389 closed flat. After rising to a 15-month high of 71.82 US cents yesterday, the Australian dollar pulled back, oscillating around 71.40 US cents. As of 4 pm Eastern Time, the Australian dollar reached 71.41 US cents against the US dollar.
In terms of sectors, the real estate sector led the gains with 2% gains, of which Scentre Group rose 3.8%, Stockland and Charter Hall Group rose 3.7% and 4.4% respectively. Energy stocks rose collectively. Among them, Oil Search surged 3.8% to A$3.25, and Woodside saw a 0.8% increase to close at A$21.04. Santos climbed 3.5% to A$5.65 after the company announced that it expects the production of its core assets to remain stable in the near term.
