In early Friday trading, the Australian stock market was higher, and the Australian S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index rose 0.4% to 8755.50 points. Among Australian companies with a market capitalization of at least 15 billion Australian dollars, REA Group was the leading stock in morning trading, and its stock price rose 2.6%; Noble Entertainment Company rose 2.4%; and Woodside Energy Group ranked in the top three in the morning market with a 2.3% increase. Pilbara Mining Co., Ltd. was the single stock with the biggest decline in early trading, with a 1.4% drop; Fortescue followed by a 1.1% decline; BHP Billiton Group's stock price fell 1.0%. In the foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the US dollar to the Australian dollar is stable at 0.67 US dollars per Australian dollar.

In early Friday trading, the Australian stock market was higher, and the Australian S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index rose 0.4% to 8755.50 points. Among Australian companies with a market capitalization of at least 15 billion Australian dollars, REA Group was the leading stock in morning trading, and its stock price rose 2.6%; Noble Entertainment Company rose 2.4%; and Woodside Energy Group ranked in the top three in the morning market with a 2.3% increase. Pilbara Mining Co., Ltd. was the single stock with the biggest decline in early trading, with a 1.4% drop; Fortescue followed by a 1.1% decline; BHP Billiton Group's stock price fell 1.0%. In the foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the US dollar to the Australian dollar is stable at 0.67 US dollars per Australian dollar.