Looking back at the first half of this year, the Australian stock market performed well, with the ASX index repeatedly reaching historic highs.
Overall, $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$booked a 2.3% gain over the the first half of 2024, which rose from 7,590.8 points on 1 Jan 2024 to 7,767.5 points on 28 June 2024. The ASX 200 was volatile after reaching a record of 7,910.5 points on 2 April. Hope for potential rate cuts faded over the next three months ...