The Australian share market has finished higher to round out 2025/26 with a respectable double-digit gain for the financial year, while its quarterly performance was the best since the final quarter of 2020.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Monday finished up 28.1 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 8,542.3, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 29.4 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 8,773.0.
The ASX200 climbed 10.2 per cent over the course of the financial year - or just over 14 per cent on a gross return basis that includes dividends.
The benchmark index also rose 1.3 per cent during the month of June and 8.9 per cent for the June quarter - making the second quarter its best since a 13.3 per cent gain in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The ASX200 is also up 4.7 per cent so far in 2025 - 6.4 per cent including dividends.Â
The Australian dollar was buying 65.45 US cents, from 65.50 US cents on Friday.