Better news on the Omicron front boosted risk appetite, and the local market ran with it in spades. Tech had another blockbuster day, closing up 2.2% at the top of the leaderboard. Zip Co closed 11% higher. Materials surged, led by the usual iron ore trio of BHP, Rio and Fortescue, the sector closing up 2%. Financials were initially left behind, but even they caught up with the sector closing up 0.9%. At stumps, the local market closed around 92 points higher, or 1.3%.

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