Australian energy stocks climb on firmer global oil
22/03/2026 23:42
** Australian energy firms .AXEJ rise as much as 0.9% to their highest since February 7, 2024 ** Sub-index tracks higher global oil prices, which gained after Donald Trump and Iran threatened to attack Middle East energy facilities, escalating war O/R ** Woodside Energy WDS.AX gains ~1.5%; smaller peer Santos STO.AX rises more than 1% ** Viva Energy VEA.AX gains 3%; top pct gainer on ASX 200 benchmark index .AXJO ** YTD, AXEJ up more than 30% (Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru) ((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))
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