SP/ASX 200 slightly rose 0.3% (+19.7 pts), closed at 7117 points, rose 4 days in a row.
Among the 150 largest-cap stocks, 60 (40%) closed higher. 43% of all ASX stocks ended higher.
In terms of sectors, 4 sectors closed up, 7 sectors closed down, 1 sector remained unchanged, ranging from -1.5% to 4.3%. 3 sectors outperformed the market. The market was up 0.2%; Energy was up 4.3%, the best performer; Real Estate was down -1.5%, the worst performer.
● CORONADO GLOBAL RESOURCES (CRN) jumped 8.8% (+$0.15), closed at $1.85, rose 6 days in a row, the best % gain in 6 months, also hit a YTD high. The best performer with a slight decrease in volume.
● ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (AGG) surged 7.3% (+$0.45), closed at $6.65, the best % gain in more than 1 month, also hit a YTD high. The largest increase in volume.
● JANUS HENDERSON GROUP (JHG) plummeted -7.3% (-$3.4), closed at $43.2, the worst % loss in 23 months, also hit a YTD low. The worst performer with a significant increase in volume.