Market Generally Up Except for Big Miners

Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:19

Australian shares posted broad-based gains as investors pinned hopes on more stimulus efforts by major economies to revive global growth.

The ASX200 benchmark share index rose 23.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4147.7 points. The broader All Ordinaries added 22.4 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4173.8 points.

All major sub-indexes were higher, although renewed falls by big miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals kept the materials sub-index to a 0.2 per cent gain.

Energy stocks added 0.8 per cent and financials rose 0.6 per cent, while Telstra drove the telcos sub-index 1 per cent higher.

ASX as`at the close of trade on	Thursday 26th July 2012
Stock	Last Sale	%
AMP	3.8	0%
ANZ	22.66	0.09%
BHP Billiton	30.97	0.39%
Bluescope Steel	0.245	-2%
Coca Cola Amatil	13.67	0%
Commonwealth Bk	55.41	1%
Fortesque Metals	4	-2.68%
Harvey Norman	1.98	0.51%
IAG	3.67	0%
National Bank	23.84	0.08%
Origin Energy	11.36	0.71%
Qantas	1.085	9.60%
Rio Tinto	50.51	-0.98%
Stockland Group	3.21	0.94%
Telstra Corp	3.93	1.03%
Virgin Australa	0.4	2.56%
Wesfarmers Limited	32.25	0.84%
Westfield Group	9.7	0.52%
Westpac Bank	22.61	0.71%
Woolworths Limited	28.28	0.39%

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