Big miners, banks lift bourse

Original article by Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 28 : 27-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted a small gain on 26 July 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 3.9 points to close at 5,537.5. Fortescue Metals Group was 1.7 per cent higher at $A4.12 and Qantas advanced 0.66 per cent to end the session at $A3.03. However, Woolworths shed 3.3 per cent to finish at $A23.50 and Santos was 2.4 per cent lower at $A4.56.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, ALS LIMITED – ASX ALQ, SAI GLOBAL LIMITED – ASX SAI, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, YAHOO! INCORPORATED, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX

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