The Australian share market finished session sharp higher on Wednesday, 02 June 2021, as a wide range of issues attracted buying after the country's first-quarter GDP came in better than expected 1.8% growth in the March quarter 2021, with Australian economic activity has recovered to be above pre-pandemic levels.
At closing bell, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 75.25 points, or 1.05%, up at 7,217.82.
The broader All Ordinaries rose 76.77 points, or 1.04%, to 7,468.87.
Total 9 of 11 S&P/ASX200 sectors were higher, with the best performing sectors were energy (up 4.05%), followed by utilities (up 2.64%), real estate (up 1.97%), materials (up 1.92%), consumer discretionary (up 1.28%), and industrials (up 1.25%), while information technology (down 1.09%) and healthcare (down 0.48%) were worst performing sectors.