Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.23% at Thursday’s close, bolstered by gains in the Financials, Consumer Discretionary, and Gold sectors. News Corp B DRC led the rally with a 5.77% increase to an all-time high of 56.28, followed by Pointsbet Holdings and Westgold Resources with gains of 4.38% and 3.72%, respectively. Meanwhile, Zip Co, Beach Energy, and Mesoblast were the biggest losers, dropping between 3.31% and 4.95%. Market sentiment was positive overall, with more advancing stocks than decliners, and the S&P/ASX 200 VIX fell 7.21% to 11.03. In commodities, Gold Futures edged down 0.18% to $2,887.92, while crude oil and Brent oil saw slight gains.