Green on the screen today as the major index recovered from yesterdays losses to close up 0.8%. The market opened strongly after a strong lead-in from Wall St, with investors encouraged by Fed Chair Jerome Powell hosing down inflation concerns. Higher oil prices pushed the energy sector up 1.6%, while healthcare jumped 1.4% after a strong H1 result from Ramsay Healthcare. In fact, all sectors were up except for industrials, consumer staples and REITs. Our top three VODs today are:

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