Original article by Jessica Sier
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 1-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 30 June 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 1.8 per cent to end the financial year at 5,233.4. The Commonwealth Bank was 1.2 per cent higher at $A74.37 and BHP Billiton advanced 1.9 per cent to end the session at $A18.65. Woodside Petroleum rose 2.8 per cent to close at $A26.84 and Mayne Pharma was up 35.1 per cent at $A1.09. The benchmark index shed 4.1 per cent in 2015-16.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, MAYNE PHARMA GROUP LIMITED – ASX MYX, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, PM CAPITAL LIMITED, PERPETUAL INVESTMENTS, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, FTSE 100 INDEX, FTSE 250 INDEX