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Stocks in Australia gained Wednesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index rose 1.0% to 9038.60.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.43 billion), CSL was the biggest leader during the session, surging 7.2%, and Aristocrat Leisure surged 3.2%. Sigma Healthcare rounded out the top three movers, as shares increased 2.8%.

Goodman Group was the biggest laggard, falling 1.1%, followed by shares of Macquarie Group, which slipped 0.6%. Shares of Westpac Banking slipped 0.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 97.48. The U.S dollar strengthened 0.3% against the Australian dollar to 1.44 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield fell 4.46 basis points to 4.930%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet