ASX closes at fresh four-week high

ASX closes at fresh four-week high

The native share market has completed at a recent four-week excessive regardless of home inflation coming in hotter than anticipated, as surging iron ore costs boosted the mining sector and despatched BHP to its highest stage ever.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed Wednesday up 64.3 factors, or 0.9 per cent, to 7195.3, its highest end since December 15.

The All Ordinaries gained 69.8 factors, or 0.95 per cent, to 7406.4.

The Australian greenback, in the meantime, was shopping for 69.18 US cents, from 69.09 cents, at Tuesday’s ASX shut.