{
  "id": 11377422,
  "title": "Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.79%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/australia-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-s-p-asx-200-up-0-79",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australia-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-spasx-200-up-079-4928934"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's stocks closed higher on Friday, driven by gains in the IT, Energy and Resources sectors. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose by 0.79%. Megaport Ltd led the gains, surging 10.02% to reach an all-time high of 22.28 points. Life360 Inc added 7.56% while Wisetech Global Ltd climbed by 6.40%. On the downside, Cochlear Ltd fell by 3.92%, LendLease Group dropped 3.86% and Graincorp Ltd Class A declined 2.86%. The number of falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 530 to 509, with 387 ending unchanged. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, a measure of implied volatility, dropped to 11.27. Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.41% to $4,219.40 per troy ounce. Crude oil for November delivery slipped 0.79% to $92.14 a barrel, while December Brent oil fell 0.63% to $101.67. AUD/USD remained unchanged at 0.69, and AUD/JPY decreased by 0.15% to 109.38. The US Dollar Index Futures slipped by 0.23% to 101.65.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}