![]() ![]() The big four banks provided the largest boost to the market, with strong gains for the Commonwealth Bank (+0.9pc), Westpac (+1.1pc), ANZ (+1.5pc) and NAB (+0.9pc). ![]() Many of the best performers were energy stocks, such as Worley (+7.7pc), Origin Energy (+6.2pc), AGL (+3.7pc), Beach Energy (+5.8pc), and Oil Search (+4.1pc) after oil prices surged to a 15-month high. However, the benchmark index briefly touched an all-time high of 7,282 points at midday, before investors decided to curb their enthusiasm slightly. The ASX 200 posted a record closing high of 7,260 points, after rising 0.6 per cent, thanks to surging oil and gas stocks. ![]()
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