The abundance of measures in last night's Federal Budget to stimulate jobs growth was clearly what the market wanted to hear with the ASX 200 closing up 1.3% after a slow start. - a podcast by ausbiz

The abundance of measures in last night's Federal Budget to stimulate jobs growth was clearly what the market wanted to hear with the ASX 200 closing up 1.3% after a slow start. Consumer discretionary and consumer staples were the obvious beneficiaries, with both up 1.9%. Macquarie's upgrade of ANZ (up 2.4%) and Westpac (up 2.6%) allowed CBA and NAB to hitch a ride, up 2.2% and 2% respectively. Our top three VODs today are:

Why automotive stocks are revving up

Stockland CEO: This is a Budget for recovery, growth and confidence

Westacott: "The right budget at the right time"

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