Thursday, June 14, 2007

Australian Stocks Climb, Led by BHP, Woodside on Higher Commodity Prices

(Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks rose for a second
day. BHP Billiton Ltd. and Woodside Petroleum Ltd. led resources
stocks higher after prices of commodities including copper and
crude oil increased.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 30.10, or 0.5 percent, to
6291.30 as of 10:13 a.m. in Sydney. About 11 stocks rose for every
five that fell.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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