SP/ASX 200 rose 1.1% (+78 pts), closed at 7071 points, a 44-day high.
Among the 150 largest-cap stocks, 114 (76%) closed higher. 70% of all ASX stocks ended higher, good for the market.
In terms of sectors, all sectors were up with gains from 0.1% to 4.9%. 4 sectors outperformed the market. The market was up 1.3%; Technology was up 4.9%, the best performer; Utilities was up 0.1%, but already the worst performer.
● BLOCK (SQ2) largely rebounded 8.4% (+$9.82), closed at $126.4. The best performer with a slight increase in volume.
● COMPUTERSHARE (CPU) plummeted -5.1% (-$1.24), closed at $22.97, the worst % loss in nearly 26 months, also a 52-day low. The worst performer with a slight increase in volume.