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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Rally and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – 4 December 2025

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Rally and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – 4 December 2025

The Australia stock market finished Thursday, 4 December 2025, modestly higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 once again leaning on heavyweight miners and materials stocks while traders priced in a higher chance of future Reserve Bank of Australia rate hikes and a stronger Australian dollar. The S&P/ASX 200 closed around 8,618 points, up roughly 23 points, after recovering from an early slump and tracking a generally positive tone across global equities. ABC+2The Economic Times+2
4 December 2025
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  • Lean Hog Futures End Mixed as Pork Prices Strengthen, Slaughter Numbers Up
    June 29, 2026, 8:55 PM EDT. Lean hog futures closed mixed Monday. Nearby contracts picked up 70 to 90 cents but deferred months slipped as much as $1.30 with traders wary. There was no USDA national base hog price, but pork carcass cutout jumped $2.29 to $97.66, showing firmer demand for pork. Federally inspected hog slaughter reached 485,000 head, up 29,000 from a week ago and more than 16,000 over last year. The CME Lean Hog Index dropped 23 cents to $91.55 for June 25. Some primal cuts saw gains, but the butt cut posted the only decline, traders said.
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