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Stocks in Australia were flat Tuesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index held steady at 9070.00.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.65 billion), CSL was the biggest leader during the session, surging 17%, and Pro Medicus jumped 12%. Goodman Group rounded out the top three movers, as shares increased 3.0%.

PLS Group was the biggest laggard, falling 3.1%, followed by shares of Northern Star Resources, which declined 3.1%. Shares of South32 dropped 2.0%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.06. The U.S dollar strengthened 0.1% against the Australian dollar to 1.41 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield rose 5.45 basis points to 5.077%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet