澳洲晚间聚焦：澳大利亚股票上涨0.5%，仅稍逊于历史最高纪录

• 涨幅榜： $The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (SGR.AU)$, $Ramsay Health Care Ltd (RHC.AU)$, $South32 Ltd (S32.AU)$

• 跌幅榜: $Chalice Mining Ltd (CHN.AU)$, $Healius Ltd (HLS.AU)$, $Zimplats Holdings Ltd (ZIM.AU)$

澳洲的 $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rose 0.5% to 7698.7, finishing less than a point away from a record close. The benchmark index wobbled in early trade but made it into positive territory in the afternoon and climbed steadily to within a point of its Feb. 2 record.

Ten of the ASX 200's 11 sectors finished higher, with only utilities ending in the red. Materials rose for the first time this week amid strength in gold stocks. Banks were mixed and consumer stocks rose.

多元化矿商 $South32 Ltd (S32.AU)$ climbed 4.6% after announcing the sale of its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal business for up to $16.5亿.

Private-hospital operator $Ramsay Health Care Ltd (RHC.AU)$ 在宣布H1业绩超出预期后，股票上涨7.3%。

周四（2月29日）的S&P/ASX 200 股市涨幅排行榜