MarketsEquity MarketsSharemarketPrint articleASX firms 0.5pc as strong results power sharesRichard HendersonReporterAug 24, 2022 – 4.41pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginA series of strong results helped push Australian shares higher on Wednesday against the grain of dour sentiment across global equities as investors await comments from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell later in the week.Loading...Richard Henderson is a markets reporter based in our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Richard on Twitter. Email Richard at richard.henderson@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreSharemarketInvestingLatest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘I would not have survived without laughing’: Lewinsky 30 years onJessica GardnerThe Apple Watch is 10. What’s next for the world’s No.1 wearable?In pictures: AFR Magazine’s 30th anniversary celebrationBOSS Financial ReviewHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetHannah TattersallWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingHow a young exec went from university dropout to dream job in ParisLife & LeisureStep inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree viewsStephen ToddIs all this talk of wine terroir a load of hooey?Want to live longer? Try this new brain enhancement programRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed