The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Friday up 26.9 points, or 0.5 per cent higher, at 5,391.1 points, while the All Ordinaries index closed up 38.1 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5,488. “Not a bad performance,” said CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian, who noted for the week the market finished up 145.2 points, or 2.77 […]
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Australian share market has dipped modestly
The Australian share market has dipped modestly for a second day as oil prices slid, even as a surging trade surplus bolstered the mining sector. The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index finished Thursday down 20.4 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 5,364.2, while the All Ordinaries index was down 14.9 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 5,449.9. […]