Market wrap: ASX heads into Easter with spring it its step
By Alex Druce
Australian shares steadied after a rickety start on Thursday with the major miners and tech stocks helping the market into the Easter break at a six-week high.
The benchmark ASX 200 registered back-to-back gains with a 0.6 per cent rise to 6828.7, its best close since February 25. Thursdayâs advance also meant the local bourse ended the holiday-shortened week with a narrow 0.1 per cent gain.
The iron ore triumvirate of BHP, Rio Tinto, and Fortescue Metals provided support throughout the session, and gold miners also rose as precious metals shone.