Original article by Daniel Palmer
The Australian – Page: 18 : 22-Dec-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 21 December 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 22.4 points to close at 5,613.5. BHP Billiton was one per cent higher at $A25.17 and Woodside Petroleum advanced 0.3 per cent to end the session at $A31.04. However, the Commonwealth Bank was 0.2 per cent lower at $A82.09 and Slater & Gordon shed 7.5 per cent to finish at $A0.24.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, SLATER AND GORDON LIMITED – ASX SGH, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, THE A2 MILK COMPANY LIMITED – ASX A2M, BELLAMY’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX BAL, IG MARKETS LIMITED, CMC MARKETS PTY LTD, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX