AU Evening Wrap: Tech Rally Lifts ASX to 0.5% Gain

The $S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU)$ climbed 0.5 per cent, or 37.6 points, to 7236.8 on Thursday, led by a strong session for tech stocks.

$Nufarm Ltd(NUF.AU)$ rallied 14.2 per cent to $6.05 after announcing its half-year underlying net profit after tax (uNPAT) increased 7 per cent.

$Xero Ltd(XRO.AU)$ jumped 8.9 per cent to $102.49 after reporting that its revenue grew 28 per cent to $NZ1.4 billion in the 2023 financial year.

$Aristocrat Leisure Ltd(ALL.AU)$ tumbled 3.1 per cent to $38.04 following its half-year results.

The major miners advanced on higher iron ore prices. $BHP Group Ltd(BHP.AU)$ climbed 1.2 per cent to $44.24, $Rio Tinto Ltd(RIO.AU)$ added 1.4 per cent to $109.98 and $Fortescue Ltd(FMG.AU)$ rose 1.4 per cent to $20.53.