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ASX pushes 1.9pc higher, buoyed by surging iron ore price – The Australian Financial Review
Australian shares had their best performance in a month on Wednesday, with a surging iron ore price and good US banking results supporting the market’s gains.
A surging iron ore price also supported gains, with China importing 101.6 million tonnes of the mineral in June, the second-highest monthly total ever.
Iron ore on the Singapore Futures Exchange rose 0.6 per cent to $US109.22 a tonne on Tuesday.
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