BHP and QBE drive index closer to 6000

Original article by Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 25-Feb-15

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 24 February 2015, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.3 per cent to close at 5,927. The Commonwealth Bank was 0.7 per cent higher at $A91.04 and BHP Billiton rose by 2.9 per cent to end the session at $A33.06. However, National Australia Bank shed 0.2 per cent to finish at $A37.58 and MMA Offshore was 11.7 per cent lower at $A0.87

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, MMA OFFSHORE LIMITED – ASX MRM, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED – ASX QBE, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED – ASX FLT, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, AMCOR LIMITED – ASX AMC, PM CAPITAL LIMITED, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, BLOOMBERG LP, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX

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