ASX climbs amid steady inflation at 2.4 per cent
The ASX 200 increased by 0.69 per cent to 8,126.20 basis points amid a steady consumer price index of 2.4 per cent.
Tech stocks and discretionary retailers such as EML Payments and GPT Group were top performers at 3.17 per cent and 1.31 per cent, respectively.
Energy stocks such as Beach Energy and Origin Energy dropped by 3.69 per cent and 1.39 per cent, respectively.
