Australia Stock Update: S&P/ASX 200 Rises 19.20 to 6,352.70, Led by BHP

(Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark stock index, the
S&P/ASX 200 Index, rose 0.30 percent at 10:05 a.m.

The index of 201 companies traded on the Australian Stock
Exchange rose 19.20 to 6,352.70. Among the stocks in the index,
143 rose, 40 fell and 18 were unchanged.


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