The Australian sharemarket rallied 1.4 per cent on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged as widely predicted by traders. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 1.4 per cent, or by 110.9 points, to 7793.3 at the closing bell, with all 11 sectors recording gains. The Australian dollar slipped to US66.10¢, from US66.25¢. The All Ordinaries jumped 1.4 per cent. The RBA left the interest rate on hold at a 12-year high of 4.35 per cent.
43 and TechnologyOne added 1.9 per cent to $16.20. In commodities, energy stocks tracked a higher oil price amid tensions in the Middle East, with Israel rejecting a cease-fire proposal for the Gaza strip. Global benchmark Brent pared an earlier advance but was still pushing toward $US84 a barrel. Woodside Energy increased 1.9 per cent to $27.84 and Ampol rose 1.2 per cent to $36. BHP, which accounts for around 10 per cent of the ASX, rallied 1.6 per cent to $43.42.
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