Original article by Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 30 : 22-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 21 July 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.43 per cent to close at 5,512.4. Rio Tinto was 1.1 per cent higher at $A48.52 and Oil Search also rose by 1.1 per cent to end the session at $A7.41. However, Regis Resources shed 5.3 per cent and South32 was down 1.1 per cent.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, OIL SEARCH LIMITED – ASX OSH, REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX RRL, SOUTH32 LIMITED – ASX S32, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, QUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX QUB, ASCIANO LIMITED – ASX AIO, AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX AZJ, IG MARKETS LIMITED, HOME TIMBER AND HARDWARE, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AQUILA RESOURCES LIMITED, INTEROIL CORPORATION, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX