On the last trading day of 2025, the Australian stock market closed basically flat, putting an end to a year of outperforming global and regional stock markets in 2025. The Australian stock market was predicted to perform strongly at the beginning of this year, but it soon lost its luster as corporate earnings growth slowed and the RBA's policy turned hawkish. On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8714.30; the 200 stock index rose 6.8% throughout the year, achieving the third consecutive annual increase. The market will resume trading on January 2.

On the last trading day of 2025, the Australian stock market closed basically flat, putting an end to a year of outperforming global and regional stock markets in 2025. The Australian stock market was predicted to perform strongly at the beginning of this year, but it soon lost its luster as corporate earnings growth slowed and the RBA's policy turned hawkish. On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8714.30 points; the 200 stock index rose 6.8% throughout the year, achieving the third consecutive annual increase. The market will resume trading on January 2.