The ASX brought a bit of Christmas cheer today, with the major index closing up 0.3%. Volume was predictably light in a shortened Christmas Eve session. - a podcast by ausbiz

The ASX brought a bit of Christmas cheer today, with the major index closing up 0.3%. Volume was predictably light in a shortened Christmas Eve session. The local bourse was helped by an overnight rebound in energy and materials after a bounce in base metals, iron ore and crude futures. Live programming on ausbiz.com.au resumes at 10am AEDT on January 4. Until then, we'd like to wish all of our readers and viewers a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. If you need an ausbiz fix over the break, check out our Picks of the Year. Our top VODs today are:

This ore-some rally has more legs to run

If you made your investing debut this year, you need to listen to this

Three stocks to watch now, buy later

---

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Further episodes of The COB from ausbiz

Further podcasts by ausbiz

Website of ausbiz