Australian Stock Market Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Edges Higher Amid ASX Outage, Strong GDP and Rate-Hike Jitters (1–6 December 2025)
The S&P/ASX 200 ended the first week of December slightly higher at 8,634.6, recovering from a 0.6% drop after a major ASX outage on Monday. September-quarter GDP rose 2.1% year-on-year, fueling rate hike speculation. October inflation held at 3.8%. Lithium miners and data-centre operator NextDC outperformed.
