Australian Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Hit Records and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – December 11, 2025
The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6–0.9% to around 8,630–8,655 by early afternoon Thursday, lifted by mining stocks and a US Fed rate cut. The All Ordinaries gained nearly 1%. November jobs data showed unemployment steady at 4.3%, with full-time jobs down 57,000 and part-time up 35,000. The Australian dollar traded near US$0.666.