ASX 200 edges up as tech, miners gain while energy lags
Sydney stocks advanced Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.5% to close at 8,966. Gains in tech and miners drove the move, putting the index at its highest close in 20 days, even as energy shares dropped after oil fell on hopes the Strait of Hormuz could reopen. By the end, 141 names were up and 55 down. The cash market wasn’t open when this published; ASX’s normal trading is 09:59:45 to 16:00 in Sydney. So Wednesday’s close is the last full session before Thursday’s start, and that’s key as investors weigh sliding oil, a Reserve Bank of Australia that’s still hawkish, and the looming U.S. Fed decision.