ASX climbs as miners advance; CSL rises after deal with Swiss giant

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 5, 2026

The Australian sharemarket has made a positive start to the week after Wall Street indexes climbed near their all-time high on Friday in New York after the latest update on the US job market

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