Original article by Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 32 : 26-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 25 July 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.64 per cent to close at 5,533.6. Woolworths advanced 7.8 per cent to end the session at $A24.19 and Telstra was 0.35 per cent higher at $A5.82. However, BHP Billiton shed 0.31 per cent to finish at $A19.24 and Santos was 3.3 per cent lower at $A4.67.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX RRL, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, WAM CAPITAL LIMITED – ASX WAM, IG MARKETS LIMITED, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX