A mining sector rally has pushed the local share market to record highs, as gold continued to soar and a US-Australia critical minerals deal bolstered local rare earths producers.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 rose 62.8 points on Tuesday, up 0.7 per cent, to a record close of 9,094.7, after hitting a new intraday peak of 9,115.2 soon after midday.
