As it happened: Tech leads broad ASX rally, oil continues to ease - Sydney Morning Herald

The S&P/ASX 200 closed 1.1% higher at 7175.2. This follows strong leads on Wall Street, especially for tech stocks, but all sectors finished higher.

Easing oil prices sent the ASX higher on Wednesday, particularly travel and transportation-exposed stocks, as a relief rally swept through Wall Street and into Asian trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX… [+2745 chars]

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