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ASX records best session in six months, as bank, property stocks rally

The Australian sharemarket recorded its best single session in six months on Monday as bargain hunters piled in, snapping up banks and property stocks after a bout of heavy selling last week.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 jumped 134.6 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 8201.6 at the close, as all 11 sectors climbed. It was the bourse’s biggest one-day advance since July 31, when the gauge climbed 1.8 per cent.

Source: https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/asx-rebounds-as-cba-rallies-news-corp-sells-foxtel-20241223-p5l0bd