Thursday, June 28, 2007

Australian Shares Rise, Led by BHP, Rio Tinto on Higher Metals, Oil Prices

(Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks gained for a second
day. BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Group and Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
climbed along with the price of commodities such as copper, zinc
and crude oil.

The S&P/ASX 200 gained 10.30, or 0.2 percent, to 6275.90 at
10:11 a.m. in Sydney. About the same number of shares rose and
fell. The index is set to decline 1.7 percent this week.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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